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何て

なんて

noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb (fukushi)
  • how ..!
  • what ..!
  • what (questioning)

Related Kanji

何 what

Example Sentences

彼はなんて大食らいなんだろう。
What a big eater he is!
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.
「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."
彼女にまた会うなんて彼はばかだ。
He is foolish to meet her again.
彼が私をあいしているなんて思っても見なかった。
It never occurred into me that he loved me.