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なんと
nanto
Description
「なんと」は、おどろいたり感動したりしたときに使う言葉です。
"なんと" is a word used when you are surprised or moved.
「なんと大きいの!」のように、気持ちを強く表すときによく使います。
It is often used to strongly express feelings, as in "なんと大きいの!" (How big it is!).
Meanings
なんとnanto
how, what (expressing surprise or emotion)
なんと美しい景色だろう。
What a beautiful view this is.
なんとnanto
amazingly, surprisingly (marking astonishing fact)
なんと彼は百歳だった。
He was a hundred years old, believe it or not.
なんとnanto
what (to say); how (to express)
なんと言えばいいか分からない。
I don't know what to say.
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Notes
- Nuance
Often begins a sentence to dramatize surprise; 'nanto...darou' is a common exclamatory frame.
- Etymology
From 何 (nan, 'what') + と (quotative/adverbial particle).
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