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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:
  • 政府相手譲歩しただけとは、何とも御粗末だ ⇨ It is pathetic that our government only gave up without gaining anything
  • 私達山火事から何とかびた ⇨ We somehow managed to escape from the wild fire
  • 締切りに何とか合った ⇨ I somehow beat the deadline
  • 彼女は何となく魅力有る ⇨ She’s somehow attractive
  • 何とかなるさ ⇨ Things will somehow work out
  • 何とか再考してもらえませんか? ⇨ Could you please reconsider?
  • は何ともえない ⇨ We can’t say anything definitive right now
  • 手抜きのせいでこんなことになって何とも腹立たしい ⇨ It is extremely annoying that we are in this hole because he cut corners
  • 取り返しがに何とかしよう ⇨ Let’s do what we can while we can reverse the situation
  • はそのを何とかめようとした ⇨ He tried to settle the situation amicably
  • 何とえていいかとっさにいつかなかった ⇨ I couldn’t think of what to reply instantly
  • 文句言っているに何とかしたら? ⇨ Why don’t you do something while you complain
  • 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
  • さえあれば何とかなるのに… ⇨ We can manage if only we have enough money…
  • 会社不景気を何とか乗り切った ⇨ The company managed to ride out the economic downturn