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JLPT N2 Grammar

ことか

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N2 · Degree · 疑问词 + plain form + ことか

how very; I cannot tell you how

疑问词 + plain form + ことか

Used with an interrogative word to express strong exclamation, often looking back on intense hardship, joy, worry, or similar feelings.

Common forms include どれほど〜ことか, 何度〜ことか, and どんなに〜ことか.

合格の知らせを聞いて、どれほど嬉しかったことか。

I cannot tell you how happy I was when I heard I had passed.

Do not omit the interrogative word; without it the exclamatory tone sounds unnatural.

Interrogative + ことか is not asking; it is exclaiming degree.

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