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Japanese word 何て: what...! / how...! (expressing surprise or emotion). Meanings and example sentences.

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何て (なんて): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

何て (なんて) means what...! / how...! (expressing surprise or emotion).

See example sentences below.

何て at a glance

何て
なんてnante
N1adj
what...! / how...! (expressing surprise or emotion)
何てなんてnanteN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 何て

Core meaning

what...! / how...! (expressing surprise or emotion)

Basic example sentences

Example 1

何てかわいい犬でしょう!

Translation

What a cute dog!

Example 2

何てひどい話だ。

Translation

What a terrible story.

何て (なんて): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo