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Interrogative Word
| A Wh-word that asks about the amount of something. | How much; how |
| 【Related Expression: どんなに】 | |
(ksa). 東京の3DKのマンションはいくらぐらいですか。
Approximately how much is a 3DK (3 rooms with a dining room/ kitchen) apartment in Tokyo?
(ksb). いくら働いてもお金が貯まらない。
No matter how much I work I can't save money.
(ksc). 夏休みだから時間はいくらでもある。
It's summer vacation, so I have tons of time.
(ksd). ミルクはもういくらも残っていない。
There is barely any milk left.
(kse). 今日はいくらか気分がいい。
I feel somewhat better today.
| (i)いくら | {Vて/Adjectiveいstemくて/Adjectiveなstemで}も | |
| いくら飲んでも | No matter how much someone drinks | |
| いくら難しくても | No matter how hard something is | |
| いくら奇麗でも | No matter how beautiful something/someone is | |
| (ii)いくらでも | {Adjective(い/な)/V} | |
| いくらでもいい | Any amount of something is fine | |
| いくらでも結構だ | Any amount of fine | |
| お金はいくらでもある | There is an enormous amount of money | |
| (iii)いくらも | Vnegativeない | |
| いくらも買わない | Someone doesn't buy much | |
| いくらも食べない | Someone doesn't eat much |
(a). その車はいくらでしたか。
How much was the car?
(b). A:寄付はいくらぐらいすればいいでしょうか。 B:いくらでも結構です。
A: About how much money should I donate? B: Any amount would be fine.
(c). いくら時間とお金をかけてもそのプロジェクトは終わるまい。
No matter how much time and money we spend on this project, it probably won't end.
(d). 会議はいくら長くても一時間ぐらいだろう。
The meeting should last for an hour at the most (literally: no matter how long it may last).
(e). いくら頭脳明晰でもよき指導者になれるとは限らない。
No matter how bright someone is they won't necessarily become a good leader.
(f). お酒はいくらでもありますから、どうぞたくさん飲んで下さい。
There is really plenty of sake, so please drink as much as you like.
(g). 私はまだ経験が浅いので報酬はいくらでもいいです。
I don't have much experience, so any amount of compensation is fine.
(h). 寄付はいくらでも大丈夫です。
As for donations, any amount will be fine.
(i). 僕みたいに毎日泳いでいる人間はいくらもいない。
Very few people swim every day like I do.
(j). 我々のように、いくらも休みがない人間だと、どんなに山登りをしたくても時間がないのである。
People like us who don't have many days off can't afford the time to climb mountains, no matter how much we'd like to.
(k). いくらか日本語の面白さが分かってきた。
I have (now) come to appreciate some of the fascinating aspects of the Japanese language.
