なんて after a word or a clause marks it as trivial, surprising or hard to believe. 宿題なんて嫌い = “I hate stuff like homework.” 優勝するなんて！ = “To think you won!” Written Japanese uses など or とは here.
Shows you find something silly, unexpected or not worth much. Very common in everyday talk.
A visitor from the future explains that people from even further in the future come back to show off to them.
Coming here and teaching us tech we don't have—that's just unforgivable.
Textbook私たちにない技術などを教えてくるとは、許しがたいです。"〜とは" ("to think that…") becomes "〜なんて" after the clause "教えてくる", showing outrage.
Someone excitedly greets a person as an old friend, but the other person looks confused.
I mean, who'd ever expect a coincidence like this, right?
Textbookこのような偶然があるとは、とても思えませんからね。Casual 「なんて」 replaces 「とは」 after the clause 「こんな偶然ある」 (が dropped), stressing how unexpected it is.
A friend is about to set off, and is surprised the other showed up without being told the time or place.
Come on, we're best friends. When it comes to you, I know everything.
Textbook親友ですから、あなたのことなら何でもわかるんですよ。"お前のことなんて" = casual "あなたのことなど/なら": なんて downplays the topic as easy—"you? I know it all." The なんでも is separate.
Kobayashi is giving a friend dating advice, and the friend worries what to say if the woman asks why they want to meet.
A reason for wanting to see you?
Textbookあなたに会いたい理由など……。Casual 「なんて」 replaces 「など」 after 「理由」, brushing off the idea that a reason is even needed.
A doctor-and-patient scene gets restarted, and the doctor quickly starts pushing the patient toward surgery.
Cancer, of all things—you...
Textbookがんなどというものは、あなた……。"がんなど(というもの)は" becomes "がんなんて": なんて after a noun marks it as unexpected or unbelievable ("cancer, of all things").
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〜なんて means “stuff like…” / “to think that…”. なんて after a word or a clause marks it as trivial, surprising or hard to believe. 宿題なんて嫌い = “I hate stuff like homework.” 優勝するなんて！ = “To think you won!” Written Japanese uses など or とは here.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: OK. With a boss or teacher: careful. Shows you find something silly, unexpected or not worth much. Very common in everyday talk.
In 2,334 live comedy routines, 〜なんて appears in 717 lines from 176 comedians.