何なに物もの

noun

what kind of thing; what

Used to ask about the nature or identity of something, often with a nuance of suspicion or emphasis. Common in rhetorical questions.

• これは一いっ体たい何なに物ものだ？

  What on earth is this?

• 彼かれは何なに物ものにも代かえがたい存そん在ざいだ。

  He is irreplaceable (lit. something that cannot be exchanged for anything).

noun

anything (else); nothing (but)

Used in negative or limiting constructions such as 何物にも, 何物でもない, meaning 'nothing but' or 'anything else'. Often emphasizes exclusivity or negation.

• 彼かれは何なに物ものにも動どうじない。

  He is unfazed by anything.

• それは何なに物ものでもない。

  That is nothing (of significance).