I don’t know.
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English Translation
Who cares?
The best English translation of a sentence ending in もんか will depend on how it is said: intonation, loudness of voice, facial expressions, accompanying gestures, and so on, but it is likely to be something more forceful than the bored resignation suggested by ‘Who cares?’ A better fit might even be: ‘How the hell should I know!’
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“The hell” precisely captures the nuance of もんか. But 知るもんか doesn’t mean “to know” but “to care about it”.
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