何個

nan-ko

noun★Beginner

formalinformal

A question word used to ask about the quantity of countable objects.

この本は何個買いましたか？

How many books did you buy?

何個のリンゴを食べましたか？

How many apples did you eat?

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Used for countable nouns. For uncountable nouns, use "何" alone.

Collocations

何個かa few何個もmany

いくつphrase

how many (more casual)

Use "何個" only with countable nouns. For uncountable nouns, use "何" alone.

Choose the appropriate counter based on the object's shape and size, not just "何個". For example, use "何本" for pencils.

Combination of "何" (what) and "個" (counter for small objects).

For larger objects, use "何本" (for long objects), "何枚" (for flat objects), etc. instead of "何個".

何

what

root

個

counter for small objects

suffix

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