what (A1)
カタカナ: ワット
IPA: /wɒt/
Definition
Used to ask for information about something, such as a person's name, an object, or an event.
意味: 物事の名前、内容、出来事などについて情報を尋ねる際に使います。
Examples / 例文
What is this? — これ何ですか?
What do you want? — 何が欲しいですか?
What happened? — 何があったのですか?
What の日本語訳
Japanese translations of What:
How to Use What
- what about (prepositional phrase)
- Used to ask for an opinion or suggestion about something. — "What about going to the park?"
- what for (prepositional phrase)
- Used to ask the reason or purpose of something. — "What did you buy that for?"
- what if (collocation)
- Used to consider a possible situation or event. — "What if it rains tomorrow?"
- what's up (idiom)
- A casual greeting asking how someone is or what they are doing. — "Hey, what's up?"
See "What" in the English dictionary
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