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what number, which number
An interrogative word used to ask about a number or position in a sequence.
何番ですか。
What number is it?
何番 is a question word asking "what number" or "which number." Composed of 何 (what) + 番 (number/turn).
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 何番ですか: What number is it?
- 何番線: which line/platform (train)
- 何番目: which one in order (ordinal)
- 何番のバス: which bus number
PRACTICAL USES:
- 電話番号は何番ですか: What is your phone number?
- 部屋は何番ですか: What room number?
- 何番窓口に行けばいいですか: Which counter should I go to?
RELATED WORDS:
- 番号: number (formal, serial)
- 番地: address lot number
- 何号: what number (used with 号 counter, e.g., rooms, train cars)