► 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
☆ この絵はなんと10億円もするそうだ ⇨ I heard this painting is valued at incredible 10 billion yens
☆ 彼女は毎日化粧になんと一時間も掛けるそうだ ⇨ 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
☆ 何と愚かな奴だ ⇨ What a stupid person he is
More examples:
- 何とも形容し難い味 ⇨ A taste you can’t really describe
- 消防隊が山火事を何とか消し止めた ⇨ The firefighters managed to extinguish the wildfire
- この計画は何としても成功させる ⇨ I will make this project a success by any means
- あいつが何と言おうと俺の知ったことじゃない ⇨ I don’t care whatever he says
- 彼は頭が痛いとか何とかいって仕事をしない ⇨ He says he’s got a headache or whatever, and doesn’t do any work
- あいつは何と言う腰抜けだ ⇨ What a coward he is
- 彼はその場を何とか丸く収めようとした ⇨ He tried to settle the situation amicably
- 彼女は彼のことを何とも思っていない ⇨ She has no opinion of him. She is not interested in him
- 何とかしろ！ ⇨ Take care of it somehow! Do something about it!
- 何とか仕事の方が付いた ⇨ I somehow managed to get the work done
- 口では何とでも言える ⇨ You can say anything with your mouth (but actually doing is different)
- 我々は最悪の事態は何とか免れた ⇨ We somehow managed to avoid the worst case scenario
- 何とかなるさ ⇨ Things will somehow work out
- 彼が何と言おうとも関係無い ⇨ It doesn’t matter even if he says something, whatever he says
- 何と答えていいかとっさに思いつかなかった ⇨ I couldn’t think of what to reply instantly