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Adverb [Japanese]

IPA: [nã̠nte̞] Forms: nante [romanization]
Etymology: Sources describe this as a sound shift from the phrase 何と言う (nan to iu, compare English constructions whatever kind of; what a ..., literally “what's it called; what a ...”). There is evidence of a form nantē, suggesting a fusion of vowel sounds, where the phonetic development may have proceeded as follows: /nan to iu/ → /nantɔiu/ → /nantee/ → /nante/ Etymology templates: {{m|en|whatever}} whatever, {{m|en|kind}} kind, {{m|en|what}} what, {{m|ja|何と言う|lit=what's it called; what a ...|pos=compare English constructions <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">whatever</i> <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">kind</i> of; <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">what</i> a ...|tr=nan to iu}} 何と言う (nan to iu, compare English constructions whatever kind of; what a ..., literally “what's it called; what a ...”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adv}} なんて • (nante)
  1. what a, such a
    Sense id: en-なんて-ja-adv-DMSJecss
  2. what (used quotatively)
    Sense id: en-なんて-ja-adv-X0cBOe-G Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle [Japanese]

IPA: [nã̠nte̞] Forms: nante [romanization]
Etymology: A contraction of phrase 等 (nado, “and so forth, etc.”) + とて (tote, particle combination indicating “that kind of thing”, from と to, quotative particle + て te, conjunctive particle). Some sources describe this as a shift from 等 (nado) + と (to), or from 等 (nado) + と (to) + は (wa, topic particle), or even just from 等 (nado), but the phonetic shift in the final vowel from -o or -a to -e is unexplainable in these hypotheses. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|等||and so forth, etc.|tr=nado}} 等 (nado, “and so forth, etc.”), {{m|ja|と}} と, {{m|ja|て}} て, {{m|ja|とて|pos=particle combination indicating “that kind of thing”, from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">と</i> to, quotative particle + <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">て</i> te, conjunctive particle|tr=tote}} とて (tote, particle combination indicating “that kind of thing”, from と to, quotative particle + て te, conjunctive particle), {{m|ja|等|tr=nado}} 等 (nado), {{m|ja|と|tr=to}} と (to), {{m|ja|等|tr=nado}} 等 (nado), {{m|ja|と|tr=to}} と (to), {{m|ja|は|pos=topic particle|tr=wa}} は (wa, topic particle), {{m|ja|等|tr=nado}} 等 (nado) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} なんて • (nante)
  1. (adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory) emphasizes disgust, contempt, or otherwise negative feelings of the speaker: whatever Tags: adverbial, derogatory, particle Synonyms: なんか (nanka) [informal] Synonyms (more formal): など (nado)
    Sense id: en-なんて-ja-particle-f3SZPlB7 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 41 59 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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          "english": "Hey, what was it you were saying yesterday?",
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          "text": "ね、昨日お前なんて言ってたんだっけ。"
        },
        {
          "english": "How do you say this?",
          "roman": "Kore nante yomu?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "読",
              "よ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "これなんて読む？"
        },
        {
          "english": "What is this called?",
          "roman": "Kore tte nante namae?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "何",
              "なん"
            ],
            [
              "名",
              "な"
            ],
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "これって何て名前？"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what (used quotatively)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なんて"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠nte̞]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Kyōsuke Kindaichi",
    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:新明解国語辞典",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "なんて"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "なんて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "なんて",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory",
  "path": [
    "なんて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "なんて",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory",
  "path": [
    "なんて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "なんて",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "なんて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "なんて",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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