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何で
nande
Why, What for
Example sentence
何で遅れたのですか。
Why were you late?
Kanji in 何で
Sentences with 何で
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 何～ | N5 | なん～ | なん～what kind / how many / used in compounds (e.g. 何人[なんにん] = how many people) | |
| 何 | N5 | なん; なに | なん; なにwhat (basic question word; 何[なに]をする？ = what are you doing?) | |
| 何か | N3 | なにか | なにかsomething | |
| 何でも | N3 | なんでも | なんでもanything, everything, whatever | |
| 何も | N3 | なにも | なにもnothing | |
| 何とか | N3 | なんとか | なんとかsomehow, anyhow, one way or another | |
| 何々 | N2 | なになに | なになにsuch and such, What? | |
| 何とも | N2 | なんとも | なんとも(with neg. verb) nothing, not at all, not a bit; really, quite, extremely |
More Grammar & Function Words words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| と | と | とand | |
| 方 | ほう | ほうdirection, side; (in comparisons) the one that | |
| 少しも | すこしも | すこしも(not) at all, (not) in the least | |
| そのうち | そのうち | そのうちbefore long, eventually, sooner or later | |
| いけない | いけない | いけないmust not do, bad, wrong | |
| まあ | まあ | まあwell (used when making a modest or hesitant statement) | |
| ずっと | ずっと | ずっとfor a long time; all the time; consecutively | |
| かなり | かなり | かなりconsiderably, fairly, quite |
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