Thursday, October 12, 2017

何 + Counter + か

Using 何 + a counter + か results in a quantifier meaning "some." For example, 何枚か would be like "some sheets of paper."

いく can also be used instead of 何, though it's not very common these days other than in いくつ and いく人.

おみやげにTシャツを何枚か買った。
I bought some t-shirts for souvenirs.

先生は図書館で本を何冊かくれたんだ。
Sensei gave me some books at the library.

おいしい日本のみかんをいくつかもらいました。
I got some delicious Japanese mandarin oranges.

今朝学校の前に犬が何匹かいたんだよ。
There were some dogs in front of the school this morning.

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