幾ら
いくら
how much?, how many?; however much
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Examples
これは幾らですか。
これはいくらですか。
How much is this?
入場料は幾らですか。
にゅうじょうりょうはいくらですか。
How much is the entrance fee?
幾ら考えても答えが分かりませんでした。
いくらかんがえてもこたえがわかりませんでした。
However much I thought about it, I couldn't work out the answer.
Common patterns
- 幾らですか
- how much is it?
- 幾らでも
- as much as you like
- 幾ら~ても
- no matter how much ~
Memory tip
Normally written in kana as いくら. Beyond asking a price, 幾ら〜ても is a very common concessive pattern ("no matter how much…"), and 幾らでも means "any amount you like".
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