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Japanese
Etymology 1
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Particle
なんか • (nanka)
- 何か: (adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory) emphasizes disgust, contempt, or otherwise negative feelings of the speaker: whatever
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- なんか変な感じがする。
- Nanka hen na kanji ga suru.
- Something feels off (and I can't explain it).
Usage notes
- なんか (nanka) Usually followed by a verb which conveys some kind of undervalue, lacking, or dislike, often in the negative.
- なんか (nanka) Can be used immediately following い-adjectives followed by の or in the ~く form, as long as the following clause is negative. For な-adjectives, だ or の is put before なんか.
- Below are examples of なんか following:
- Nouns:
- 助言なんか要らない。
- Jogen nanka iranai.
- I don't need any of your damn advice.
- Verbs:
- 泳ぐなんかできない。
- Oyogu nanka dekinai.
- I can't swim or anything.
- Adjectives:
- 大きくなんかないけど、きれいだ。
- Ōkiku nanka nai kedo, kirei da.
- It's not big or anything, but it's clean.
Synonyms
- (slightly more formal) なんて (nante)
- (more formal) など (nado)
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of なんか – see the following entries.
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| (This term, なんか (nanka), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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