I came across this sentence during immersion:
それにたとえ こいつが来たからって何の役に立つっていうんだ?
What do なんの and っていうんだ mean in this case? I have read that っていうんだ is used to form a rhetorical question, while it is said also that expresses hearsay or that adds emphasis.
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2Related: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55644/9831 / https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/49111/9831 – Chocolate Sep 15 '21 at 14:57
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1Do you understand the phrase「XXの役に立つ」? – Chocolate Sep 15 '21 at 15:03
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Does it mean “what kind of help would he give” in this case? – Andrea22 Sep 15 '21 at 16:12
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何の～ is "what (kind of) ～". 役に立つ is a set phrase meaning "to be useful/helpful", but this 役 is a noun ("role/function"), so it can be modified by 何の. って after 来たから is short for といって. っていうんだ forms a rhetorical question in this context. See the links in the comment.
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Besides,たとえ こいつが来たからって
even if he came,何の役に立つっていうんだ?
what kind of role can he play?
how can he be of any help?
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