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nahne desu ka

English translation: What is it?

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Japanese term or phrase:nan desu ka?
English translation:What is it?
Entered by: J_R_Tuladhar

17:28 Sep 23, 2001
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Japanese term or phrase: nahne desu ka
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Janice
What is it?
Explanation:
I think your phrase should be:
"nan desu ka". This phrase means:
"What is it?" or "What do you want?"
or "What's the matter?".

nan=(which is the short form of "nani")means "what".

desu=is
ka=interrogative particle.
"nahne" doesn't make sense in Japanese.

Hope this helps.
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J_R_Tuladhar
Local time: 13:23
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6What is it?
J_R_Tuladhar
5 +1"What?" or "What is it?"
Erik Anderson
4 +1What is it?
J_R_Tuladhar
4Is that nan (bread)?
Timothy Takemoto


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
What is it?


Explanation:
I think your phrase should be:
"nan desu ka". This phrase means:
"What is it?" or "What do you want?"
or "What's the matter?".

nan=(which is the short form of "nani")means "what".

desu=is
ka=interrogative particle.
"nahne" doesn't make sense in Japanese.

Hope this helps.

J_R_Tuladhar
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NepaliNepali
PRO pts in pair: 14
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Soldini: Jina's right. It's gotta be "Nan."
58 mins
agree  Alief Yahya
2 hrs
agree  gannu: Good Answer
9 hrs
agree  Fumiko (X): A shorter version can be "nani?"
20 hrs
agree  damu
2 days 6 hrs
neutral  Henry Dotterer: Just testing!
15 days
agree  Benjamin Wood
31 days
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What is it?


Explanation:
I think your phrase should be:
"nan desu ka". This phrase means:
"What is it?" or "What do you want?"
or "What's the matter?".

nan=(which is the short form of "nani")means "what".

desu=is
ka=interrogative particle.
"nahne" doesn't make sense in Japanese.

Hope this helps.

J_R_Tuladhar
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NepaliNepali
PRO pts in pair: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Timothy Takemoto
139 days
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"What?" or "What is it?"


Explanation:
It looks like your entry is a transliteration of "Nan desu ka?" or perhaps "Nani desu ka?" "Nan" or "Nani" is 'what,' "desu" is the verb 'to be,' and "ka" is a verbal question mark. All together, we have either "What?" or "What is it?" depending on context.

Hope this helps,

Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson
United States
Local time: 00:38

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agree  Timothy Takemoto
139 days
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139 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Is that nan (bread)?


Explanation:
I am just kidding really but, if the a of the "Nahne" is being lengthened (and adding an h is a common way of doing this) then this could be ナーン which is Indian bread baked in a Tandoori.

"Is this nan bread" would also work.

But it is more likely to be

Nan desu ka =

What do you want?
What is this?
What is that?
etc


Timothy Takemoto
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 65
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