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► 副詞
何と  [(1)なんと]    meaning:  how  rank: 2
☆ 何と御礼をしたらいいことやら ⇨ I don’t know how to thank you

何と  [(1)なんと]  [liter]    meaning:  surprise  rank: 2
☆ このはなんと10億もするそうだ ⇨ I heard this painting is valued at incredible 10 billion yens
☆ 彼女毎日化粧になんと一時間けるそうだ ⇨ She spends whopping one hour for makeup every day  (☛ Express surprise, wonder for the amount, extent of something)

何と  [(1)なんと]  [liter]    meaning:  what  rank: 2
☆ 何とかなだ ⇨ What a stupid person he is


More examples:
  • コロナ予防接種けたが何ともかった ⇨ I had COVID vaccines but didn’t have any side effect
  • 何とかなるさ ⇨ Things will somehow work out
  • 何とか言ったらどうだ? ⇨ Why don’t you say something? Why are you keeping mum?
  • は何とかそのめようとした ⇨ He tried to calm everybody down, stabilize the situation
  • 大変なのはかってるんですけど、何とかなりませんか? ⇨ I know it’s very difficult, but could you somehow make it work?
  • 我々は何とか難局乗り切った ⇨ We somehow managed through difficult circumstances
  • は何とか費用算段した ⇨ He somehow came up with the money
  • レース活動けるための費用を何とか捻出した ⇨ He somehow came up with the money to continue his racing activities
  • 黙りこくってないで何とかえ ⇨ Stop being silent and say something
  • 何とも形容 ⇨ A taste you can’t really describe
  • は何となくしい ⇨ He’s somehow suspicious
  • 今更如何ともし (いかんともしがたい) ⇨ At this point there is nothing you can do
  • が何とおうとも関係無い ⇨ It doesn’t matter even if he says something, whatever he says
  • 燃料を何とかレース最後迄持たせようとした ⇨ He tried to make the fuel last somehow until the end of the race
  • 何とか再考してもらえませんか? ⇨ Could you please reconsider?