How to say count in Japanese

番手★【ばんてbante】

noun:

  • (yarn) count

suffix:

  • n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup) - as in 二番手 ➜ 一番手

Example Sentences

可算名詞kasanmeishiかka不可算名詞fukasanmeishiかkaどちらかdochirakaをwo従えているshitagaeteiru表現hyougenをwo2つ2tsu書けkake。
Write two expressions that are followed by either count or non-count nouns in conversation.
「遅刻chikokuしたらshitaraだめdameよyo？」「でもdemo先生senseiもmo遅刻chikokuしたらshitaraノーカンNOOKANですdesuよyoねne？」
"You mustn't be late, OK?" "But if the teacher's late too it doesn't count, right?"
彼kareはha薄暗がりusukuragariとto戦いtatakaiながらnagara、彼等のkarerano名前namaeをwo数えてkazoeteいったitta。
Fighting the fading light he continued to count their names.
今imaのnoはhaノーカンNOOKANだdaからkaraねne。
It's OK, that doesn't count.
オマエOMAE、そりゃsoryaいくらなんでもikuranandemoボッタクリBOTTAKURI過ぎsugiだろdaro！６：４がgaいいiiとこtokoだろうdarouがga。もちろんmochiron、６はha俺oreなna！
Oi you, that's too much of a rip off by anyone's count! 6:4 is more than enough. Of course I'm the '6'.

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