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N3 Leçon 8: 1/23

なんてSuch as, Things like, Emphasis

Notice that なんか generally follows nouns

Structure

Verb + なんて
［い］Adjective + なんて
［な］Adjective + なんて
Noun + なんて(1)

(1) なんか

Détails

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de なんか・なんて

なんか is an expression in Japanese that is frequently associated with the adverbial particle など. They are thought to have overlapping meanings in many circumstances, and なんか itself may be considered an adverbial particle. なんて is an extension of this, and may be considered an abbreviation of などという 'to say something like'.

Both なんか and なんて are used in the same way as など, having translations like 'such as', and 'things like' in English. The primary difference between なんか and なんて is that なんて is far more common after 用言(ようげん) (conjugatable words). This includes verbs, い-Adjectives, and な-Adjectives. On the other hand, なんか is almost exclusively used after 体言(たいげん) (unconjugatable words). In other words, nouns.

Despite the 体言(たいげん) and 用言(ようげん) tendency, most native speakers will not consider it incorrect to use either なんか or なんて with any type of word.

Fun Fact

Both なんか and なんて are often used to show a low evaluation of the word that they follow. This can come across as humility when used in relation to oneself, or as an insult when used in relation to others.

Don't let this point stop you from using なんか or なんて though, as many native speakers use it simply to fill the silence in modern Japanese.

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Exemples

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    人生(じんせい)なんてそんなもんさ。

    Such is life.

    お世辞(せじ)なんて大嫌(だいきら)いだ！

    I hate things like flattery!

    嘘(うそ)なんかつかないよ。信(しん)じてよ。

    I would never do something like lie to you. Trust me.

    私(わたし)が太(ふと)っているなんて言(い)わないで。

    Don't say things like I am fat.

    僕(ぼく)には道案内(みちあんない)なんてできませんよ。

    I am unable to do things like give directions.

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      なんか・なんて – Discussion Grammaire

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      • mrnoone

        mrnoone

        @Johnathan-Weir

        Hey

        Maggie sensei is right, while など and なんて are used with verbs and adjectives なんか is generally used with nouns and なadjectives (that also work as nouns).

        I have fixed the grammar point accordingly. Sorry for the problem and thank you for noticing the error!

        By the way, なんか is also used with て form of the verb in てなんかいない construction which is used for emphasis:

        泣いてなんかいないぞ！目から汗が出たのさ！
        I am not doing something like crying! It’s just my eyes sweating.

        Also, it is more common for なんか to be used with particles like に than なんて.

        雨になんか負けないぞ！
        I won’t lose to something like rain!

      • narfi

        narfi

        It might also be good to capture in the readings that this is covered in DAJG, page 339.

      • mrnoone

        mrnoone

        @narfi
        Hey and welcome on the community forums!

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        Thanks for the feedback!

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