► 副詞
何て [(1)なんて] [coll] meaning: how rank: 2
☆ 何て言えばいいか良く分からない ⇨ I don’t know how to put it into words
何て [(1)なんて] [coll] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 何てバカな奴！ ⇨ What a stupid guy!
► 副助詞
なんて [なんて] [等＋と] [coll] meaning: dismissal rank: 2
☆ 人なんて当てにならない ⇨ People are not trustworthy. You cannot count on people (☛ Interchangeable with なんか)
☆ 謝罪なんて要らない ⇨ I don’t need apology. Apology doesn’t mean anything (☛ Interchangeable with なんか)
☆ あなたのことを騙そうなんてしていない ⇨ There is no way I’ve tried to deceive you (☛ Not interchangeable with なんか)
☆ 御礼もしないなんてふざけている ⇨ It is outrageous he, she, doesn’t even thank us (☛ Not interchangeable with なんか)
☆ 明日までにやるなんてとても無理だ ⇨ There is no way we get this done by tomorrow (☛ Not interchangeable with なんか)
☆ 諦めるなんて考えたこともない ⇨ I never even thought about giving up (☛ Not interchangeable with なんか)
なんて [なんて] [等＋と] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ 二人だけで温泉に行くなんてどう？ ⇨ How about going to a hot spring resort just two of us?
なんて [なんて] [等＋と] [coll] meaning: surprise rank: 2
☆ こんな事になるなんて思ってもいなかった ⇨ I never imagined it would turn out this way
☆ まさか彼が連続殺人犯だったなんて信じられない ⇨ I just can’t believe he was the mass murderer!
► 終助詞
なんて [なんて] [等＋と] [liter] meaning: surprise rank: 2
☆ まさか彼が連続殺人犯だったなんて！ ⇨ I just can’t believe he was the mass murderer!
More examples:
- 彼が万引をするなんて、魔が差したとしか思えない ⇨ I think the only explanation is he must’ve had a moment of madness to shoplift
- これを一時間でやるなんて到底無理だ ⇨ There is no way I can do this in one hour
- 大金持ちが儲けるために税金を使ってオリンピックをするなんてバカバカしい ⇨ It is ridiculous to do Olympics using tax money so that rich people can cash in
- 宝くじに当たるなんて夢みたい ⇨ It feels like a dream that I won a lottery
- なんてバカな事をしてしまったんだろう！ ⇨ What a stupid thing I did!
- 彼の約束なんて嘘に決まってるじゃない ⇨ His promise is bound to be a lie
- あんな嘘をつくなんて人格を疑ってしまう ⇨ He lies like that and makes me question his personality, integrity
- 全員に食事を奢るなんて彼はずいぶん太っ腹だな ⇨ He is very generous to treat everybody to a meal
- 有名人のことがそんなに気になるなんて、あんたも暇人だね ⇨ You’ve got too much time on your hands to worry about celebrities like that
- なんて失敬な奴だ ⇨ What a rude bastard
- なんて失礼だこと！ ⇨ How rude!
- 億万長者の球団オーナーが更に儲けるために税金で野球場をつくるなんて実にバカらしい ⇨ It is really stupid to build a stadium with tax money so that a billionaire owner can make more money
- なんてとんまな奴だ ⇨ What a stupid guy
- なんて可愛げの無い奴だ ⇨ What a guy with no likeability and obedience. What a cocky guy
- 助けてくれた人を裏切るなんてなんて恩知らずな奴だ ⇨ What an ingrate to betray someone who had helped him