何しろ (shiro)

Meaning & usage

As a matter of fact; no matter what; believe it or not; you may be surprised, but ~; in fact; unbelievably | An adverb that indicates the speaker's emotive feeling about some extreme state of affairs.

Example sentences 8

1. A: 日本は人が多いねえ。B: うん、何しろ、 面積めんせきはアメリカの二十五分の一なのに、人口は二分の一だからね。

   A: Japan is crowded, isn't it? B: Yeah, as a matter of fact, the size is one twenty fifth of America but the population is one half, you know.

2. あの人はよく煙草を吸いますよ。何しろ一日に六十本ぐらい吸うんですから。

   He is a heavy smoker. In fact, he smokes about 60 cigarettes a day.

3. あの人は金持ちですよ。何しろベンツを三台も持っているんですからね。

   He is rich, you know. Believe it or not, he has three Mercedes Benz.

4. うちの父は頑固なんだ。何しろ一度言い出したら絶対に 引き下ひきさがらないんだから。

   My father is obstinate. As a matter of fact, once he says he will do something, he never changes his mind.

5. 一日中ボスにがなり立てられるんで、何しろ、ストレスが多いんだ。

   Because my boss hollers at me all day long, I'm unbelievably stressed.

6. 今年の冬は本当に雪が多かったです。何しろ、雪の降らない日の方が少ないくらいでしたからね。

   It snowed a lot this winter. In fact, there were less snow-free days than snowy days, you know.

7. 何しろ、忙しいんだ。寝る時間もないんですよ。

   I'm unbelievably busy. I don't have any sleeping time, you know.

8. Ａ：この大学の教育はいいらしいね。Ｂ：うん、何しろ学生六人に先生一人だからね。

   A: I heard that education at this college is good. B: Yeah, you may be surprised, but the student-instructor ratio is 6 to 1.