GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜のなんのって

so extremely · you would not believe how

Vividly emphasizes in conversation that an experienced state or feeling was far beyond an ordinary degree.

Examples

山頂の風が冷たいのなんのって、手袋をしていても指が痛かった。

The wind at the summit was so cold that my fingers hurt even with gloves on.

この荷物の重いのなんのって、一人では動かせない。

This luggage is so heavy that one person cannot move it.

昨日は暑いのなんのって、外に五分もいられなかった。

It was so hot yesterday that I could not stay outside for even five minutes.

Structure: Follow a plain-form i-adjective with のなんのって to emphasize its exceptional degree in vivid conversation.
Basic usage: 昨日は暑いのなんのって、外に五分もいられなかった。 emphasizes that it was so hot yesterday that the speaker could not stay outside for even five minutes.

Adjectives in a past context
- 昨日は暑いのなんのって can vividly present yesterday's experience using 暑い. Read the time from 昨日 together with the past-tense statement that follows.
Degree questions versus exclamation
- どのくらい重いですか asks how heavy something is. 重いのなんのって exclaims over heaviness already experienced rather than requesting a numerical answer.