Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 8: 12/13

(なに) + かSomething, Nothing, Anything, Not anything, Some kind of, Not any kind of

The meaning of these words will change, based on whether the sentence is positive, or negative

Structure

(なに) + Phrase
(なに) + Phrase[ない]

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Noun

  • Word Type

    Adverbial Particle

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About なにか・なにも

(なに) and (なに) are constructions that are used in Japanese for expressing 'something', 'anything', or 'nothing'. The main difference between the two being that (なに) is used with negative phrases (phrases that use ない or ありません), while (なに) is used in other cases.

To use this expression, we simply need to put (なに) or (なに) before the desired phrase.

Caution

There are several casual forms of these expressions that are used in speech, or in certain dialects. These forms are なんにか, なんか, or なんにも, なんも.

Examples

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    なにか()

    Do you want to eat something?

    (わたし)なにか(いや) ことました

    Did I do something you didn't like?

    いいえ、なにもていません

    No, I didn't do anything (wrong).

    日本(にほん)()なにか()たいものがあります

    When you go to Japan, is there something that you want to eat?

    頑張(がんば)勉強(べんきょう)したけどなにもわからない

    I studied diligently, but I don't understand anything.

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