► 名詞
何事 [なにごと] [coll] [contempt] meaning: acceptable rank: 2
☆ 仕事を終えずに帰るとは何事だ！ ⇨ It is unacceptable that he went home without finishing his work
何事 [なにごと] [liter] meaning: everything rank: 2
☆ 何事もやってみないと分からない ⇨ Whatever it is, you never know unless you try
☆ 何事も準備が大切だ ⇨ Preparation is the key for everything
何事 [なにごと] meaning: problem rank: 2
☆ 一体何事？ ⇨ What’s going on? What’s the big problem? (☛ Literally “what incident”. Only used like “what is the big problem?”)
☆ 物凄い音がしたので何事かとびっくりした ⇨ There was a tremendous noise, so I was startled and wondered what happened (☛ Literally “what incident”. Only used like “what is the big problem?”)
More examples:
- 彼は何事も自分の権力を誇示するためにやっている ⇨ He is doing everything to flaunt his power
- 何事も賛成する人がいれば反対する人がいる物だ ⇨ Whatever it is, some people agree and some people disagree
- 彼は何事につけて淡泊だ ⇨ He is not passionate, enthusiastic, about anything
- 彼は何事も徹底的にやらないと気が済まない人だ ⇨ He’s a kind of person who has to do everything thoroughly
- 彼女は取り澄ました顔をして何事もなかったかのように振る舞っていた ⇨ She was with a straight face and acting as if nothing had happened
- 何事も為せば成る ⇨ If you really try you can make anything happen
- 父は私が子供の頃いつも何事にも全力を尽くせと言った ⇨ My father always told me to use all my power, do my best, for everything
- 何事も金次第だ ⇨ Everything depends on money. Money changes everything
- 彼は何事も突き詰めないと気が済まない質だ ⇨ He’s a kind of person who has to get to the very bottom of everything
- 彼は何事も納得するまでやらないと気が済まない ⇨ He won’t stop until he fully understands with anything
- 彼は何事にも動じない ⇨ He won’t be negatively affected by anything
- 何事も程度の問題だ ⇨ Everything is a matter of degree