なんて

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An informal particle/expression that emphasizes emotion (disdain, surprise, disgust, irony, etc.). Can mean 'things like' or 'the fact that' and often adds a dismissive or astonished tone.

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Examples

彼がそんなことをするなんて信じられない。

I can't believe he would do such a thing.

初心者なんて気にしなくていいよ。みんな最初はそうだ。

Don't worry about being a beginner. Everyone is like that at first.

彼女が優勝するなんて、驚きだ。

It's surprising that she won.

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