► 代名詞
何処 [(1)どこ] [coll] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ 本当の事を言って何処が悪い？ ⇨ Which part of saying the truth is wrong? What is wrong with telling you the truth?
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)
何物 [なにもの] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ それは愚か以外の何物でもない ⇨ That is nothing but stupidity
► 副詞
如何 [(2)いかが] [polite] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ 如何致しましょうか？ ⇨ What would you like me to do?
どう [(1)どう] [どうする] [coll] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ それがどうした？ ⇨ What about it? So what? What is wrong with it?
☆ どうしたんですか？ ⇨ What happened (to you)? What’s wrong?
☆ どうしよう？ ⇨ What should I do now? What am I supposed to do now?
☆ 一体どうしたの？ ⇨ What happened (to you)?
☆ 一体どうしろというのだ？ ⇨ What in the world do you want me to do? What do you expect me to do?
何て [(1)なんて] [coll] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 何てバカな奴！ ⇨ What a stupid guy!
何と [(1)なんと] [liter] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 何と愚かな奴だ ⇨ What a stupid person he is
► 成句
何が何だか [(4)なにがなんだか] [coll] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 何が何だか良く分からない ⇨ I don’t really understand what is what. I don’t know what is going on (☛ Literally “what is what”)
何よ [なによ] [女] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 何よ、あんた？ ⇨ What the hell are you doing? Who the hell are you?
何と言う [(1)なんという] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 何という美しさだ！ ⇨ What beauty! How beautiful!
何と言う [(1)なんという] [何という事] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 最高級キャビアを食べてみたが、別に何という事はない ⇨ I tried the most expensive caviar, but it was nothing special
☆ あいつ何という事をしでかしたんだ！ ⇨ What in the world has he done! How could he do something like that! (☛ Usually refers to bad things)
☆ 何という事だ！ ⇨ What a fine mess! (☛ Usually refers to bad things)
何なんだ [(1)なんなんだ] [何＋な(だ)＋の＋だ] [男] meaning: what rank: 2
☆ 一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is the deal? What the hell is going on?
何だって [(1)なんだって] [coll] [peer] meaning: what rank: 3
☆ 何だって？ ⇨ What did you, he, she, they, say?
何だと [(1)なんだと] [coll] [contempt] meaning: what rank: 3
☆ 何だと、貴様 ⇨ What did you just say, you son of a bitch?
何の [(1)なんの] [coll] meaning: what rank: 3
☆ あそこのラーメン美味いの何のって！ ⇨ Isn’t the ramen of that restaurant so good or what?
何ぞや [なんぞや] [liter] [humorous] meaning: what rank: 4
☆ 「悟り」とは一体何ぞや？ ⇨ What the heck is “enlightenment”?
何ちゅう [(1)なんちゅう] [coll] [humorous] meaning: what rank: 4
☆ なんちゅう間抜けな奴！ ⇨ What an idiot! (☛ A colloquial form of なんという)
► 感嘆詞
え [え] [coll] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ え？本当？ ⇨ What? Really?
何だ [(1)なんだ] [coll] [contempt] [男] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ 何だ、お前？ ⇨ What the fuck are you doing? Who the fuck are you?
何だ [(1)なんだ] [coll] [peer] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ 何だ、それだけなのか？ ⇨ What, is that all? (☛ Disappointment and annoyance, because something is not as expected)
☆ 何だ、全然大したことないじゃない！ ⇨ What, it is not a big deal at all! (☛ Disappointment and annoyance, because something is not as expected)
何を [なにを] [coll] [rude] [男] meaning: what rank: 4
☆ 何を！ ⇨ What the fuck did you just say?
► 連体詞
何の [(1)なんの] [なに＋の] meaning: what rank: 1
☆ 一体何のつもりだ？ ⇨ What are you trying to do?
☆ 何の事か分かんない ⇨ I have no idea what it is about
☆ こんな事をして何の意味が有るんだ？ ⇨ Is there any meaning in doing something like this? What’s the point? (☛ Note the accent is on な)
何たる [(1)なんたる] [何＋と＋ある] [liter] meaning: what rank: 3
☆ あいつに規律の何たるかを叩き込んでやる ⇨ I’m gonna drive into his head what discipline is all about
☆ 警察官が盗みを働くとは何たる事だ ⇨ A police officer stole things, what kind of deal is that? How outrageous