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Ikura How much does it cost?
shimasu ka.

To ask the quantity of things, you can say:

Ikutsu How many is it?

desu ka.
How many does it

Ikutsu ni narimasu ka. become?

Common arithmetic problems are said as follows:

Ni ni san o tasu to ikutsu ni narimasu ka.
How much is 2 + 3? (When you add 3 to 2, how

many does it become?)

Kyū kara yon o hiku to go ni narimasu.
9 – 4 is 5. (When you subtract 4 from 9, it

becomes 5.)

Hachi ni nana o kakeru to ikutsu ni narimasu ka.
How much is 8 x 7? (When you multiply 8 by 7,
how much does it become?)

Sanjū roku o san de waru to jūni ni narimasu.

36 ÷ 3 is 12. (When you divide 36 by 3, it
becomes 12.)

6.7. Counters