なんだか

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
何だか

Pronunciation

Adverb

なんだか • (nan da ka) 

  1. somehow; for some reason
    Synonyms: なにか (nani ka), なんか (nan ka)
    • 1934, Kenji Miyazawa}, Ginga tetsudō no yoru [Night on the Galactic Railroad]‎:
      カムパネルラは、なんだか、泣(な)きだしたいのを、一(いっ)生(しょう)けん命(めい)こらえているようでした。
      Kamupanerura wa, nan da ka, nakidashitai no o, isshō kenmei koraete iru yō deshita.
      Campanella somehow seemed as though she was trying her hardest not to cry.

Phrase

なんだか • (nan da ka) 

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 何,‎ だ,‎ か: what is
    これが何(なん)だかわかりますか？
    Kore ga nan da ka wakarimasu ka?
    Do you know what this is?
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