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なにがし

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings

何某
何がし

Etymology

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なに (nani) + がし (gashi)

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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なにがし (nanigashi

  1. a certain person; so-and-so
    (やま)()(なにがし)
    Yamada nanigashi
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. a certain place
  3. (humble) I; me

See also

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Classical Japanese pronouns and demonstratives
a-/wa-
“I, we”
(first person)
na-/-ma-
“you, ye, thou”
(second person)
k-
“this”
(close to speaker)
s-
“that”
(close to listener)
a-/ka-
“that over there”
(far from both)
i-/ta-/nani-
“who, what, where, how, when”
(interrogative)
ono-
“oneself”
(reflexive)
Person (a)
あれ (are)
(wa)
われ (ware)
まろ (maro)
(na)
なれ (nare)
なんぢ (nanji)
まし (mashi)
いまし (imashi)
みまし (mimashi)
きみ (kimi)
(ko)
これ (kore)
(so)
それ (sore)
(a)
あれ (are)
(ka)
かれ (kare)
(ta)
たれ (tare)
なにがし (nanigashi)
おの (ono)
おのれ (onore)
Thing (ko)
これ (kore)
(so)
それ (sore)
(a)
あれ (are)
(ka)
かれ (kare)
いづれ (izure)
なに (nani)
Location ここ (koko) そこ (soko) あしこ (ashiko)
かしこ (kashiko)
いづく (izuku)
いづこ (izuko)
いどこ (idoko)
どこ (doko)
Direction こち (kochi)
こなた (konata)
そち (sochi)
そなた (sonata)
あち (achi)
あなた (anata)
かなた (kanata)
いづち (izuchi)
いづら (izura)
いづかた (izukata)
Manner (ka)
かく (kaku)
かくて (kakute)
かう ()
(sa)
さて (sate)
しか (shika)
いか (ika)
Time いつ (itsu)

Noun

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なにがし (nanigashi

  1. (usually in the form なにがしか (nanigashika), pitch accent [0] or [2]) a certain amount (especially of money, implying "not much")
    なにがしかの(かね)
    nanigashika no kane
    a certain amount of money
    (せん)(えん)なにがし(かね)()とした。
    Sen'en nanigashi no kane o otoshita.
    I dropped a thousand yen or so.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN