Grammar › Requests & Wishes
なんなりと — “whatever it may be, anything at all”
Offers to accommodate literally any request, with no limit implied
なんなりと (from 何なりと) is a formal, generous way to invite any request at all, with no limitation — “whatever it may be” or “anything at all.” It's almost always paired with an offer of service, most famously in お申し付けください (please just tell me).
How to form it
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| なんなりと + request verb | ご用がございましたら、なんなりとお申し付けください — If you need anything at all, please just let me know |
Example sentences
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ご質問がありましたら、なんなりとお尋ねください。 | ごしつもんがありましたら、なんなりとおたずねください。 goshitsumongaarimashitara、nannaritootazunekudasai。 | If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask. |
| お困りのことがあれば、なんなりとおっしゃってください。 | おこまりのことがあれば、なんなりとおっしゃってください。 okomarinokotogaareba、nannaritoosshattekudasai。 | If there's anything troubling you, please just say so. |
| なんなりとお申し付けくださいませ。 | なんなりとおもうしつけくださいませ。 nannaritoomoushitsukekudasaimase。 | Please don't hesitate to ask for anything at all. |
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Watch out
なんなりと is a formal, service-oriented phrase — it's used when offering to help, not as a general everyday way to say “anything,” which would just be 何でも.