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なに, 何, ナニ
Pronoun
1. what
2. you-know-what, that thing
3. whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
Colloquialism, esp. ナニ
4. penis, (one's) thing, dick
Adverb, with neg. sentence
5. (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
ここの家、何匹猫がいるの？
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何, なん
Pronoun, See 何・1
1. what
Prefix, See 何か月, followed by a counter
2. how many
See 何度も, See 何日も, followed by (optional number), counter and も
3. many, a lot of
See 何日か, followed by a counter and か
4. several, a few, some
ここの家、何匹猫がいるの？
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何か, なにか, なんか
Pronoun
1. something, some, any
Adverb
2. somehow, for some reason
Only なにか, Interjection
3. (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
ここまでのところで何か落としていることはありませんか。
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どこ, 何処, 何所, 何處, いずこ, いずく, いづこ, いどこ
Pronoun, See ここ・1, See そこ・1, See あそこ・1
1. where, what place
2. how much (long, far), what extent
あなたはどこでテレビを見ますか。
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何も, なにも, なんも
Expression, with neg. verb
1. (not) anything, (nothing) at all, (not) any, nothing
as ...も何も
2. and everything else, and all
as ...なくてもいい, ...ことはない, etc.
3. (not) at all, (not) in the least, (not) especially, (not) to that extent
過ちのない者は何も作り出せない。
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なんでも, 何でも
Expression
1. any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, everything, all
Adverb, at start of sentence
2. I am told, I hear, I understand, they say
この犬は何でもほとんど食べます。
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なんの, 何の
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
1. what, what kind of, what sort of
with. neg. sentence
2. no ..., any
as ...のなんの
3. adds emphasis to the preceding word
Interjection, used to dismiss someone's concerns, words, etc.
4. no, not at all, oh (it's nothing)
何の目的で彼はここに来たのか。
何度, なんど
Adverb
1. how many times
2. how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
その本を何度も読みなさい。
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なんと, 何と
Adverb
1. what, how
indicates surprise, admiration, etc.
2. what (a) ...!, how ...!
3. surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!
Interjection
4. oh my, wow
used when asking for confirmation or approval
5. well, ..., so, ...
なんと素晴らしい発明だろう。
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なんて, 何て
Noun or verb acting prenominally, Adverb
1. how ...!, what ...!
Interjection
2. what?, what's that?
彼はなんて大食らいなんだろう。
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いつ, 何時
Pronoun
1. when, at what time, how soon
dated term
2. normal times, ordinary days
いつ旅行においでになりますか。
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なんとか, 何とか
Expression
1. something, something or other, so-and-so
Adverb, Takes suru, handling, dealing with
2. somehow, anyhow, one way or another
なんとかその機械を動かした。
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いつか, 何時か
Adverb
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time
いつか君は成功する。
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何人か, なんにんか
Expression
some people, a number of people, several people, a few people
何人かが私の腕をつかんだ。
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なんという, 何という, 何と言う, なんとゆう
Expression
1. how (beautiful, etc.), what a ...
with neg. verb, esp. as 何ということもない
2. nothing worth mentioning, nothing special
3. of what name
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何気なく, 何げなく, 何気無く, なにげなく
Expression, Adverb
unintentionally, calmly, inadvertently, innocently
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どこにも, 何処にも
Adverb, with neg. verb
1. (not) anywhere, nowhere
2. everywhere, anywhere
指輪はどこにも見つからなかった。
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何なのか, なんなのか, なになのか
Expression
what is it (that), the meaning of something, what something is about
ある人を天才にし、別の人を愚か者にするのは何なのか。
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なんだかんだ, 何だかんだ, 何だかだ, 何だ彼だ, なんだかだ
Adverb
something or other, one thing or another, this or that
彼は、なんだかんだ言って支払いを延期した。
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どこまでも, 何処までも, 何処迄も
Adverb
1. anywhere, for all time, to the ends of the earth
2. through thick and thin, come hell or high water, to the bitter end, to the utmost
3. persistently, stubbornly
4. in all respects, on every point
5. thoroughly, exhaustively
彼はどこからどこまでも紳士らしい。
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いつになく, 何時に無く, 何時になく
Adverb
unusually, unwontedly, uncharacteristically
ウーッ、今日の練習はいつになくハードで辛い。
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何を隠そう, 何をかくそう, なにをかくそう
Expression
to be frank with you, to tell you the truth, I'm going to lay my cards on the table
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何とも言えない, なんとも言えない, 何ともいえない, なんともいえない
Expression
indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable, indefinable, nobody can tell
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何より, なにより
Expression, Adverb
1. above anything else, above all, more than anything
May take 'no'
2. best, greatest, excellent, wonderful, most important
私は自分が健康で何よりだと思っている。
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何事, 何ごと, なにごと
1. what, what sort of thing
See 何事も・1
2. everything, anything
used to rebuke someone
3. what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?
彼の信念は何事にも揺るがなかった。
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何とも, なんとも
Adverb
1. really, very, extremely, terribly, awfully
with neg. verb
2. (not) anything, (not) at all, (not) a bit
何とも言いようがないなあ。
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