whatever

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ʍɒtˈɛvə/

Pronoun

interrogative informal

(interrogative) What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc. / Regardless of anything that. / (fused relative) Anything that; all that.

Japanese Meaning

（疑問詞として）どのような事柄、出来事、状況についてでも尋ねるために、『what』を強調する形で用いられる。 / （副詞的・接続的用法として）いかなるもの・事柄であっても、すべてのものという意味で用いられる。

What is this buttons?

Whatever did you expect would happen?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一体何を期待していたのですか？

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Sense（1）

(interrogative) What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.

Whatever do you mean?

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Sense（2）

Regardless of anything that.

Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.

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Sense（3）

(fused relative) Anything that; all that.

Do whatever works.

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Sense（4）

I don't need any of this stuff, so take whatever.

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