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代名詞
❶何
❷何を
❸何が
❹(~する)もの[こと]
形容詞
❶何の
❷感嘆かんたん文で なんと(いう)~!
代名詞
❶何, どんなもの[こと]; (値段が)いくら (how much)
What is this?.
♔基本What is this? .
これは何ですか.
✓POINT
This is what. (これは「何」である)が疑問文になって Is this what? さらに what が文頭に出て What is this? となる.
What is her name?—It's Sylvia.
会話What is her name?—It's Sylvia.
彼女の名前は何というのですか.—(彼女の名前は)シルビアです.
What is your address [phone number]?
What is your address [phone number]?
君の住所はどこ[電話番号は何番]ですか.
What is your father?—He's a teacher.
会話What is your father?—He's a teacher.
君のお父さんは何をしている人ですか.—父は教師です.
✓POINT
上の会話例は「職業・身分」を聞く時の言い方. ただし, What is your father's job? または What does your father do? というほうがふつう. who ❶
What is the time [the date]?
What is the time [the date]?
今何時[きょうは何日]ですか.
What is the price of this dictionary?
What is the price of this dictionary?
この辞書の値段はいくらですか.
What's the weather like in New York?
What's the weather like in New York?
ニューヨークのお天気はどうですか.
文法 ちょっとくわしく
この what は like (前置詞)の目的語.
The weather is like what in New York. (お天気はニューヨークでは「どのようで」ある)が疑問文になって Is the weather like what New York? さらに what が文頭に出て What is the weather like in New York? となる.
What is this? Do you know what this is?—Yes, I do. It's a panda.
会話What is this? Do you know what this is? —Yes, I do. It's a panda.
これは何だ? 君はこれが何だか知っていますか.—ええ, 知っています. パンダです.
✓POINT
What is this? は文の一部に組み入れられると what this is の語順になる.
What do you think this is?—I think it's a kind of shark.
会話What do you think this is?—I think it's a kind of shark.
君はこれが何だと思いますか.—サメの一種だと思います.
  ⦣ Yes, No の答えを求めない疑問文の場合はこの語順になる. 前例との違ちがいに注意.
❷何を
What do you have?
♔基本What do you have?
君は何を持っているのですか.
✓POINT
You have what. (君は「何」を持っている)が疑問文になって Do you have what? さらに what が文頭に出て What do you have? となる.
What does your father do?—He works for a bank.
会話What does your father do?—He works for a bank.
君のお父さんは何をしていらっしゃるのですか.—銀行に勤めています.
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
(店員などが「あなたのために私は何ができますか」)何かご用ですか; 何を差し上げましょうか.
  ⦣ Can I help you? ともいう.
What do you think of this movie?
What do you think of this movie?
この映画をどうお考えですか.
  ⦣ ×How do you think ~? としない.
What are you reading, Bob?—Sorry. What did you say?
会話What are you reading, Bob?—Sorry. What did you say?
ボブ, 何を読んでいるの.—すみません. 今何ておっしゃったのですか.
  ⦣ 親しい友人などには単に What? ともいう.
I know what you're going to say.—What?—That's what!
会話I know what you're going to say.—What?—That's what!
ぼく君が何て言おうとしているか知ってるよ.—何だ?—「何だ」だよ.
  ⦣ 子供たちの言葉遊びの1つ.
You are what you do, not what you say.
You are what you do, not what you say.
君(にとって大事なこと)は何をするかであって, 何を言うかではない[言葉よりも行動が大事だ].
I didn't know what to do.
I didn't know what to do.
私は何をすべきか[どうしていいか]わからなかった.
❸何が
What happened?
♔基本What happened?
何が起こったんだ.
✓POINT
What が文の主語の時は「主語+動詞」の語順のままでよい.
What's (=What is) on the moon?
What's What is on the moon?
月には何がいますか.
What makes you so sad?
What makes you so sad?
(何が君をそんなに悲しくするのか)なぜ君はそんなに悲しいの.
  ⦣ make AB (形容詞)は「AをB(の状態)にする」.
What made you think so?
What made you think so?
(何が君にそう考えさせたのか)なぜ君はそう考えたのか.
  ⦣ make Ado は「Aに~させる」.
❹関係代名詞として(~する)もの[こと], (~である)もの[こと]
what I want
what I want
私が欲ほしいもの
what happened after that
what happened after that
その後で起こった事
This is what I want.
This is what I want.
これは私が欲しいものです.
I don't believe what he says.
I don't believe what he says.
私は彼の言うことを信じない.
You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
君は(自分がそうであるところのもの)自分というものを不安に思う必要はない.
What I want is freedom.
What I want is freedom.
私が欲しいものは自由だ.
What he said is true.
What he said is true.
彼が言ったことは本当だ.
What I like best is fishing.
What I like best is fishing.
僕ぼくが一番好きなことは魚釣つりです.
What happened after that was very interesting.
What happened after that was very interesting.
その後起きた事はとてもおもしろかった.
形容詞(⦣ 比較変化なし)
❶何の, 何という, どんな
what time
♔基本what time
何時
  ⦣ what+名詞.
what color [shape]
what color [shape]
どんな色[形]
what day of the week [the month]
what day of the week [the month]
何曜日[何日]
What time is it?—It's six thirty.
会話What time is it? —It's six thirty.
今何時ですか.—6時半です.
  ⦣ it, It は漠然ばくぜんと「時間」を表す.
What day is today?—Today is Friday.
会話What day is today?—Today is Friday.
きょうは何曜日?—きょうは金曜日だ.
  ⦣ 単に What day といえば「曜日」を聞くことになる.
What color do you like best?
What color do you like best?
君は何色が一番好きですか.
  ⦣ 選ぶものが限定されている時は which (どの~)を使う: Which color do you like, green, red, or white? (どの色が好きですか, 緑, 赤それとも白?)
What TV program do you watch on Sunday?
What TV program do you watch on Sunday?
あなたは日曜日にはどんなテレビ番組を見ますか.
What kind of dog has no tail?—A hot dog.
会話What kind of dog has no tail?—A hot dog.
どんな種類のドッグ(犬)がしっぽが無いか[しっぽが無いのはどんな犬か].—ホットドッグ.
  ⦣ 質問文は What kind of dog が文の主語だから語順はそのままでよい.
❷感嘆文でなんと(いう)~!
What a fool you are!
♔基本What a fool you are!
なんというばかだおまえは.
  ⦣ 同じ意味を How foolish you are! ともいえる. how ❺
✓POINT
You are a fool. (君はばかだ)の文の a fool を強めるために what をつけて You are what a fool. さらに what a fool というひとつながりの句を文頭に出して What a fool you are! となる. 疑問文ではないから ×What a fool are you! としない.
What a big dog (it is)!
What a big dog (it is)!
(それは)なんて大きな犬なんだろう.
What beautiful flowers (they are)!
What beautiful flowers (they are)!
(あれらは)なんてきれいな花なんでしょう.
What a (fine) view!
What a (fine) view!
なんてすばらしい眺ながめだ.
間投詞
話 何だって  ⦣ 驚おどろきや怒いかりの気持ちを表す.
What! More snow?
What! More snow?
何だって, また雪?
What! You're late again?
What! You're late again?
何, 君はまた遅刻ちこくしたのかい?
So what?So what?
So what?
話 だからなんだって言うのさ  ⦣ 相手の言うことに関心がなかったり, 相手に責められて開き直る時の言葉.
What about ~?What about ~?
What about ~?
~についてあなたはどう思いますか, ~はどうですか  ⦣ 提案したり相手の意見や情報を求める言い方. How about ~? ともいう.
What about (going for) a walk with me?
What about (going for) a walk with me?
ごいっしょに散歩(をするの)はいかがですか.
The movies? What about your homework?
The movies? What about your homework?
映画ですって? あなた宿題はどうするの?
What about it?What about it?
What about it?
話それがどうしたのか, それが何だっていうのか  ⦣ くだけた話し言葉.
What do you say to ~?What do you say to ~?
What do you say to ~?
話 ~はどうですか, ~しませんか
What do you say to (going for) a walk?
What do you say to (going for) a walk?
散歩に行きませんか.
What ~ for?What for?What (~) for?
What (~) for?
何のために; なぜ (why)
I want to go home now. —What for?
会話I want to go home now. —What for?
すぐに家に帰りたい.—何のために[なぜ]?
What is this box for?—It's for holding CDs.
会話What is this box for?—It's for holding CDs.
この箱は何に使うの.—それはCDを入れるのです.
what is calledwhat we callwhat you callwhat they callwhat is called = what we [you, they] call
what is called = what we [you, they] call
いわゆる
He is what is called a walking dictionary.
He is what is called a walking dictionary.
彼はいわゆる生き字引きです.
What is the matter with you?What is the matter?What is the matter (with you)?
What is the matter (with you)?
どうしたの, どうかしたの
What's new?What's new?
What's new?
話 どう, お変わりない?, (最近)何かおもしろいことがありますか  ⦣ Anything new? ともいう.
Hi, Ken. What's new?—Nothing much. What's new with you?
会話Hi, Ken. What's new?—Nothing much. What's new with you?
やあ, ケン, どうしてる?—相変わらずさ. 君のほうはどうだい.
What's up?What's up?
What's up?
話 何があったのですか?, どうしたの?; (軽く挨拶あいさつ代わりに)やあ, どうしてる?
I heard a shout—what's up?
I heard a shout—what's up?
叫さけび声が聞こえたね. どうしたんだろう.