No. 934 in Japanese
いくら
"いくら" means "how much" (used to ask about quantity or price).
In a sentence
いくらかお金を持っています。
I have some money.
ここで『いくら』は、不特定の少量を表す『いくらか』として使われます。
これはいくらですか？
How much is this?
ここで『いくら』は、価格や値段を尋ねるときに使われます。
いくら頑張っても結果は同じです。
No matter how much effort I put in, the result is the same.
ここで『いくら』は、『どんなに〜しても』という表現で使われます。
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