何[(Number)+Counter]も (number counter mo)

Meaning & usage

何[(Number)+Counter]も expresses a large, often surprising quantity, equivalent to many times, many hours, or hundreds of people. It is formed by placing 何 before a counter such as 回, 度 or 時間, either alone as in 何度も or with a numeral as in 何百人も, then adding も. The resulting phrase functions adverbially or as a noun modifier and is common in both speech and writing to emphasize repetition or scale.

Example sentences 8

1. 彼女かのじょは何回なんかいも自分じぶんの辞書じしょを使つかわなければならなかった。

   She had to use her dictionary many times.

2. 何度も同じこと聞くなよ。

   Stop asking the same thing over and over.

3. この話は何度も聞いたよ。

   I've heard this story scores of times.

4. この映画は何度も見る価値がある。

   This film is worth seeing many times.

5. 昨日の１０時、外には何百人もの人がいた。

   At 10 o'clock yesterday, there were hundreds of people outside.

6. 何時間もたって彼は気がついた。

   It was many hours before he came to.

7. 私は何度も彼に会ったことがある。

   I have met him many times.

8. これは何度も言ってることだよ。

   I've said this many times.