Japanese Dictionary

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何だ

Kana Reading
なんだ, なあんだ
Romaji
nanda, nānda
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    interjection (kandoushi)
    Meaning
    What!
    Example sentence
    「いらっしゃ~い」「よぉ」「なんだ、啓太・・・」 Welcome! "Yo." "Oh, what, it's only Keita?"

Examples of 何だ, なんだ, なあんだ in a sentence

  • 「いらっしゃ~い」「よぉ」「なんだ、啓太・・・」

    Welcome! "Yo." "Oh, what, it's only Keita?"

  • 先に失礼しま~す」「なんだまた定時上がりよ」

    Bye, see you tomorrow. "Oh, what's this? Leaving on the dot again?"

  • そっかなら掃除といて。」「なんだそれ。兄貴アゴで使うなよ。」

    Oh? If you're free get the cleaning done. "What's up with that? Don't order your brother around!"


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