Amount with 〜分

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2023年12月28日

分(ぶん) appends to a number + counter or appends to a noun to indicate the amount of something.

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Amount eaten with 〜分

Manga panel from 三ツ星カラーズ showing example of Amount with 〜分. — 三ツ星カラーズ » Volume 1 » Page 23

Sacchan and her friends are tasked with going around and selling excess bananas from her mother’s fruit shop. They offer a banana to a shop owner, and when he eats it, Sacchan says he needs to pay for it. The owner realizes he fell for their trap, but offers to buy a bunch.

琴葉(ことは):: 「私(わたし)たちが食(た)べてる分(ぶん)も買(か)うといい」; “You should also buy the amount we're eating.”
おやじ:: 「まったく。かなわねぇなぁ。わっはっは」; “Good grief, I'm outclassed. Wahahah!”