幾日(いくにち)

Compound of 幾(いく) (how many; some) + 日(にち) (day). Has a literary or slightly formal feel and most often appears in the pattern 幾日(いくにち)も (for many days). In casual everyday speech, use 何日(なんにち) for 'how many days?'

Common collocations

• 幾日(いくにち)も: for many days; day after day
• 幾日(いくにち)過(す)ぎる: many days pass
• 幾日(いくにち)も前(まえ): many days ago

Similar words

• 何日(なんにち): how many days; what day — everyday standard form
• 幾日間(いくにちかん): for how many days
• 数日(すうじつ): several days — neutral, common in writing