なんか
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Japanese[edit]
Particle[edit]
なんか (rōmaji nanka)
- 何か: (adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory) emphasizes disgust, contempt, or otherwise negative feelings of the speaker: whatever
Usage notes[edit]
- なんか (nanka) is usually followed by a verb which conveys some kind of undervalue, lacking, or dislike, often in the negative.
- なんか (nanka) can immediately follow i-adjectives, using the adjective's ku form if followed by the negative, or if the adjective is followed by no. Na-adjectives require the copula da or no before nanka.
- It can follow
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
なんか (rōmaji nanka)
- 軟化: softening, mollification
- 南下: going south