いかに
Meanings
Asks about manner or method; somewhat formal and often used in writing or careful speech.
I am thinking about how we should solve this problem.
Used with adjectives or verbs to ask about degree; often in rhetorical or emphatic expressions.
I can't put into words how deeply his words touched me.
Used in the pattern いかに...も or いかに...でも to mean 'no matter how much'; formal and often literary.
No matter how hard you try, sometimes you don't get results.
hey; oi
Archaic interjection used to call attention; not used in modern Japanese.
In old tales, there are scenes where someone calls out 'hey!' using いかに.
Usage patterns
- いかに〈動詞〉かhow (one) does something; in what way something is done
He constantly thought about how he should live his life.
- いかに〈形容詞〉かを示すto show how (adjective) something is; to illustrate the degree of something
This incident shows just how dangerous it is.
- いかに〜てもno matter how much ~
No matter how hard I tried, the result didn't change.
Expressions
- いかにしてhow; in what way