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なんぼ
nanbo
Description
「なんぼ」は「いくら」の話し言葉で、おもに関西で使います。
"なんぼ" is a spoken form of "いくら" (how much), mainly used in the Kansai region.
ねだんや数をきくときや、「〜してなんぼ」のように「〜してこそ意味がある」という言い方でも使います。
It is used when asking about prices or numbers, and also in expressions like "〜してなんぼ," meaning "it only makes sense if you do ~."
Meanings
なんぼnanbo
how much (price, amount)
これ、なんぼですか？
How much is this?
なんぼnanbo
how many; how much (quantity)
なんぼ食べても足りない。
No matter how much I eat, it's not enough.
してなんぼshite nanbo
only worthwhile if you actually do it
仕事は結果を出してなんぼだ。
In work, you have to produce results to be valued.
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Notes
- Etymology
dialectal (esp. Kansai) equivalent of standard いくら, meaning 'how much/how many'.
- Nuance
「〜してなんぼ」 stresses that something has value only when actually done.
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