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How to say 'How' in Japanese | どんなに

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The Japanese word for How is 'Donnani', written as どんなに in Japanese.

    Meaning

    How

    Reading

    Donnani

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'どんなに (どんなに)' is used to express 'how' in terms of degree or extent, often emphasizing the intensity or extremity of a situation. It is commonly used in questions or exclamatory sentences to inquire about or emphasize the degree of something. For example: How hard did you study?「どんなに勉強しましたか?」(どんなにべんきょうしましたか?). No matter how much I try, I can't do it「どんなに頑張ってもできない」(どんなにがんばってもできない). This adverb is versatile and can be used in various contexts to emphasize the extent of an action or state.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    7266

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word どんなに

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Do
  • hiragana

    Reading

    N
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Na
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ni

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What does 'Donnani' (どんなに) mean?

'Donnani' means 'How' .

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