► 代名詞
何 [(1)なに] meaning: anything rank: 1
☆ 今の所詳しいことは何も分からない ⇨ At this point we don’t know anything in details
何 [(1)なに] [何より] meaning: anything rank: 1
☆ 何よりも健康が一番大切だ ⇨ Health is the most important over anything else
☆ 何より悔しいのは… ⇨ What bothers me more than anything is …
何 [(1)なに] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ あいつ何言ってんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is he talking about?
☆ それ何？ ⇨ What is that?
☆ 何がそんなに気に入らないんだ？ ⇨ What is that you’re upset about?
☆ 何が言いたいんだ？ ⇨ What do you really want to say? What are you insinuating?
☆ 何？ ⇨ What? (☛ When “what’s wrong?” or “what are you looking at?”, the stress will be on な. When “what did you just say?”, the stress will be on に)
何 [(1)なに] meaning: whatever rank: 1
☆ 彼には何を言っても無駄だ ⇨ It won’t do any good no matter what you tell him
► 副詞
何 [(1)なに] meaning: nothing rank: 1
☆ 彼は何の苦労もせずに育った ⇨ He grew up without experiencing any hardship
☆ 彼は何不自由無く育った ⇨ He grew up without experiencing any hardship
何 [(1)なに] [何も無い] meaning: nothing rank: 1
☆ 何も心配することは無い ⇨ There’s nothing to worry about
► 感嘆詞
何 [(1)なに] [coll] meaning: rank: 3
☆ 何、また機会はあるよ ⇨ Oh well, there is gonna be another opportunity
☆ 何、これくらい平気ですよ ⇨ Oh well, this is not a big deal (☛ Used when speaker thinks something is not that significant, serious, etc.)
► 接頭辞
何 [(1)なん] meaning: how many rank: 1
☆ レースは何周ですか？ (なんしゅう) ⇨ How many laps are there in the race? (☛ Always precedes a counting word)
☆ 何個必要？ (なんこ) ⇨ How many do we need? (☛ Always precedes a counting word)
何 [(1)なん] [何～も] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 彼女は猫を何匹も飼っている (なんびき) ⇨ She has many cats (☛ Always precedes a counting word. Note the difference with 何～か)
☆ 洪水で何人ものの人が死んだ (なんにん) ⇨ Many people died in the flood (☛ Always precedes a counting word. Note the difference with 何～か)
何 [(1)なん] [何～か] meaning: several rank: 1
☆ 彼女の小説は何冊か読んだ ⇨ I’ve read several of her novels (☛ Always precedes a counting word. Note the difference with 何～も)
☆ 試しに何個か買ってみた ⇨ I bought several of it to try (☛ Always precedes a counting word. Note the difference with 何～も)
More examples:
- あいつが何の話をしてるのかてんで分からない ⇨ I have no idea what he is talking about
- あれ何？ ⇨ What is that over there?
- そのことは私も何度も考えた ⇨ I thought about that many times too
- 何か隠された理由がありそうだ ⇨ There seems to be a hidden reason, motive
- こんな事をしても何のためにもならない ⇨ Doing this won’t benefit anything or anybody
- でも… でも何？ ⇨ But… But what?
- 彼にメッセージを送ったが何の返事も無い ⇨ I sent him a message but there has been no response
- うちの息子には何度も冷や汗をかかされた ⇨ My son has made me break into a cold sweat many times
- 何がそんなに不満なんだ？ ⇨ What are you so unhappy about?
- アメリカには何時行かれるんですか？ ⇨ When will you go to the US?
- 何とか再考してもらえませんか？ ⇨ Could you please reconsider?
- 彼には何処に行くにも大勢の取巻きが付いて回る ⇨ Wherever he goes a huge entourage follows him around
- 彼は何か呟いた ⇨ He mumbled something
- コロナは何の症状も無いこともあれば死ぬこともある ⇨ With COVID you could have symptom or you could die
- 何か有った時は知らせて下さい ⇨ Let me know when something happens