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何なん
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Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
Prefix
2. how many (followed by a counter)
3. many; a lot of (followed by (optional number), counter and も)
4. several; a few; some (followed by a counter and か)
Other spellings
なん
Kanji used
何what
Pitch accent
なん
Used in vocabulary
なんで
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Adverb
何なんか
something; some; any; somehow; for some reason
Pronoun
何なんも
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
Expression
なんとか
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
Expression
なんでも
any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all; I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
Expression
なんとも
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
Adverb
なんと
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!; oh my; wow; …
Adverb
なんにも
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
Adverb
何なんヶか月げつ
how many months
Noun
何なん番ばん目め
what number (in a sequence); what rank
Noun
何なん曜よう日び
what day?; what day of the week?
Noun
何なんの
what; what kind of; what sort of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no; not at all; oh (it's nothing)
Pre-noun adjectival
Examples223
I'm at a loss for words.
You see some trees in front of the school.
How many cats are there in this house?
I inquired about the book in many stores.
What did he say?
What do you think she said?