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何て, なんて

  • nante
JLPT LEVEL 1

Definition

noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb (fukushi)

  • how ..!
  • what ..!

Definition

  • what (questioning)

Examples of 何て,なんて in a Sentence

１週間でそのレポートを仕上げるなんて不可能だ。
It is impossible to finish the report in a week.
彼はなんて大食らいなんだろう。
What a big eater he is!
「なんて言ってるの？」「祝詞も知らないのか？」「祝詞？」「神道の呪文のようなもん。」
What is she saying? "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."
そんなところで彼女と会うなんて、思ってもみなかった。
Never did I expect to see her in such a place.
生の魚を食べる犬なんているのだろうか？
Are there dogs that eat raw fish?
な～んて、単に外食に誘われただけです。
Kidding! I was simply invited to go out to dinner.
何て上手に日本語を話すんだ。
What a good speaker of Japanese!
おやまあ、なんて大きな箱なの。
My heavens, what an enormous box!
これはなんて素敵なケーブルカーなんだろう。
What a nice cable-car this is!
よりによってこんなところで君に会うなんて。
Of all places to meet you!

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