Nani 何

Interrogative pronoun meaning: what.

1. Used as subject
この袋には何が入っていますか。
Kono fukuro ni wa nani ga haitte imasu ka.
What is in this bag?

2. Used as object
デパートで何を買うんですか。
Depaato de nani o kau n desu ka.
What are you going to buy in the department store?
今何が一番欲しいですか。
Ima nani ga ichiban hoshii desu ka.
What do you want most now?
何を話しているんですか。
Nani o hanashite iru n desu ka.
What are you talking about?

3. Used for describing subject
将来何になりたいのですか。
Shourai nani ni naritai no desu ka.
What do you want to be in the future?

-> See also: nan