► 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:
- 何もかも旨く行くと良いんだけど ⇨ I hope everything goes well
- 何これ？ ⇨ What is this?
- それはゴスとか何とか言うやつだ ⇨ That is called Goth or whatever, something like that
- 彼は何もしていなくても華が有る ⇨ He has flair, panache, charisma, even when he is not doing anything
- 何度も何度も読んでいたら自然と憶えてしまった ⇨ I read it many many times and memorized it without knowing
- 何よ、短小の癖して！ ⇨ You only have a short and small dick!
- あの人達何をヒソヒソ話してるんだ？ ⇨ What are they whispering about?
- 私には何の迷いもない ⇨ I have zero doubt in my mind
- 最近何やかんやと忙しい ⇨ Recently I’ve been very busy with all kinds of whatever chores
- ガスが何処からか漏れている ⇨ Gas is leaking from somewhere
- 何故人間は殺し合うのだろう？ ⇨ Why do humans kill each other?
- 何処でも行きたい所に行けば良い ⇨ You can go anywhere you want
- 私にとってみればそれは初耳で驚き以外の何物でもない ⇨ For myself, from my point of view, I have never heard of it before and it is nothing but a surprise
- 今更何ともしようがない ⇨ There’s nothing you can do at this point
- あいつ等何やってんだ？ ⇨ What the hell are they doing?