何て
- Common
- noun or verb acting prenominally
- adverb (fukushi)
何て
Common
Noun
Adverb
1
noun or verb acting prenominallyadverb (fukushi)
word usually written using kana alone
how ...!;what ...!
彼はなんて大食らいなんだろう。
What a big eater he is!
2
interjection (kandoushi)
what?;what's that?
「なんて言ってるの？」「祝詞も知らないのか？」「祝詞？」「神道の呪文のようなもん」
"What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."