Japanese ことか grammar kotoka
Let’s learn Japanese ことか grammar kotoka :
JLPT level : N3
Formation :
question word + Aな＋ことか
question word + Aい／V＋ことか
Meaning and how to use :
Describe such a strong emotional exclamation that we even can not determine its level.
For example
どれほど親のことを思い出すことか。
Dorehodo oya no koto o omoidasu koto ka.
How much I miss my parents
どんなに故郷を懐かしいことか。
donnani kokyou o natsukashii koto ka.
How much I miss my hometown.
父を殺した犯人をどんなに恨むことだ
chichi o koroshi ta hannin o donnani uramu koto da
What a hatred I feel toward the man killing my dad.
子どもが帰ってくるのを何年待ったことか。
kodomo ga kaette kuru no o nan nen matta koto ka.
How long time I has waited for my son to come back.
５人の子供を育つには、どれだけお金がかかることか。
go nin no kodomo o sodatsu ni ha, dore dake okane ga kakaru koto ka.
What a costly situation that I rear 5 children.
Related structures :
ことだ kotoda
ことか kotoka
ことがある kotogaaru
ということ toiukoto
Japanese grammar ことうけあいだ kotoukeaida
ことができる kotogadekiru (N4)
ことこのうえない kotokonouenai, koto konouenai
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