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► 副詞
何て  [(1)なんて]  [coll]    meaning:  how  rank: 2
☆ 何てえばいいかからない ⇨ 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! ⇨ What a stupid guy!

► 副助詞
なんて  [なんて]  [coll]    meaning:  dismissal  rank: 2
☆ なんててにならない ⇨ 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)
☆ めるなんてえたこともない ⇨ I never even thought about giving up  (☛ Not interchangeable with なんか)

なんて  [なんて]  [coll]    meaning:  how about  rank: 2
☆ 二だけで温泉くなんてどう? ⇨ How about going to a hot spring resort just two of us?

なんて  [なんて]  [coll]    meaning:  surprise  rank: 2
☆ こんなになるなんて思ってもいなかった ⇨ I never imagined it would turn out this way
☆ まさか連続殺人犯だったなんてじられない ⇨ I just can’t believe he was the mass murderer!

► 終助詞
なんて  [なんて]  [liter]    meaning:  surprise  rank: 2
☆ まさか連続殺人犯だったなんて! ⇨ I just can’t believe he was the mass murderer!


More examples:
  • 10キロなんてちょろい ⇨ A 10 km run is a piece of cake for me
  • 真夜中電話するなんてなんて非常識だ ⇨ He has no common sense that he calls someone during midnight
  • なんてこった! ⇨ Oh damn! What a mess! How did this happen?
  • あいつが昇進するなんて馬鹿らしいったらない ⇨ It is nothing but ridiculous that an idiot like him gets promoted
  • なんて失礼だこと! ⇨ How rude!
  • あんなをつくなんて人格疑ってしまう ⇨ He lies like that and makes me question his personality, integrity
  • はなんて仕打ちをするんだろう ⇨ What a cruel treatment he dishes out
  • 診察出すだけなんて医者随分いい加減だよな ⇨ Doctors, they see you for 3 minutes and just prescribe drugs. That’s pretty crappy medicine
  • なんてとんまなだ ⇨ What a stupid guy
  • ああ、なんて世知辛だ ⇨ Uhh, what a cold, bitter, ruthless society this is
  • 人殺しをするなんてじられない ⇨ I can’t believe he killed someone
  • なんて恥知らずな! ⇨ What a shameless person!
  • 選り選ってあんな人間統領ばれるなんて ⇨ I can’t believe of all people he’s been chosen as the president
  • 葬式中大声笑うなんて不謹慎極まりない ⇨ It is extremely disrespectful to laugh out loud during a funeral
  • もあろうに葬式であんなことをするなんてじられない ⇨ I cannot believe he did that during the funeral of all occasions