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Definition and meaning of 幾ら - いくら in Japanese

いくら幾ら
ikura

N4

1.how much

Noun

りんごは いくらですか。
How much is the apple?
2.no matter how much

Adverb

幾ら呼んでも彼は返事をしなかったわ。
No matter how many times I called, he didn't respond.
いくら幾ら
ikura

N4

1.asking about the amount or price.

Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

この本は幾らですか?(How much is this book?)
How much is this book?
幾らお金が必要ですか?(How much money do you need?)
How much money do you need?
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2.an approximate or unspecified amount.

Noun, used as a suffix

彼の家には幾ら人がいるか分からない。
I don't know how many people are in his house.
この本は幾らページあるのか教えてください。
Please tell me how many pages are in this book.
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3.regardless of the amount.

Adverb (fukushi)

幾らお金があっても、幸せは買えない。
No matter how much money you have, you can't buy happiness.
幾ら頑張っても、成功が約束されない。
No matter how hard you try, success is not guaranteed.
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いくらか幾らか
ikuraka

N4

1.a small amount or quantity.

Adverb (fukushi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

彼は幾らかお金を持っています。
He has some money.
この本には幾らか面白い話があります。
This book has some interesting stories.
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2.partially or to a certain degree.

Adverb (fukushi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

彼の説明は幾らか理解できた。
I was able to understand his explanation to some extent.
その本は幾らか面白かった。
That book was somewhat interesting.
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いくらでも幾らでも
ikura demo

N4

1.unlimited quantity or amount.

Adverb (fukushi)

このお菓子は幾らでも食べてもいいですよ。
You can eat as many of these sweets as you like.
幾らでも本を借りても構いませんよ。
Feel free to borrow as many books as you like.
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2.an unlimited amount or quantity available.

Adverb (fukushi)

幾らでも食べていいよ。 (You can eat as much as you want.)
You can eat as much as you want.
この本は幾らでも読んでね。 (Feel free to read this book as much as you want.)
Feel free to read this book as much as you want.
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3.as much as you want.

Adverb (fukushi)

この店では、幾らでも食べられる。
You can eat as much as you want at this restaurant.
幾らでも時間があるから、急がないで。
Take your time, we have plenty of time.
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4.unlimited; without restriction on quantity or size.

Adverb (fukushi)

幾らでも食べていいよ。
You can eat as much as you want.
お金は幾らでも使っていい。
You can spend as much money as you want.
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いくらも幾らも
ikuramo

N4

1.a large quantity or numerous amount.

Adverb (fukushi)

彼は幾らも本を持っている。
He has a lot of books.
この町には幾らも美しい公園がある。
There are many beautiful parks in this town.
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2.a small amount or almost none.

Adverb (fukushi)

彼は幾らもお金を持っていない。
He doesn't have much money.
この町には幾らも人が住んでいない。
Not many people live in this town.
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WORD OF THE DAY

はなび

花火

hanabi

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幾ら いくら
幾らか いくらか
幾らでも いくらでも
幾らも いくらも

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