Vocab Info

N1 Adverb

(なん)だかんだsomething or other, one thing or another, this or that

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1.

      something or other, one thing or another, this or that

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    何だかんだ 【なんだかんだ】何だかだ 【なんだかだ】何だ彼だ 【なんだかんだ】何だ彼だ 【なんだかだ】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (なん)だかんだ難癖(なんくせ)をつける(きゃく)面倒(めんどう)です。

      Customers who find fault with this or that are troublesome. {something or other, one thing or another, this or that}

      • N1

      仕事(しごと)をリタイヤしたが、(なん)だかんだ毎日(まいにち)(いそが)しい。

      I've retired from work, but I'm busy every day with one thing or another. {something or other, one thing or another, this or that}

      • N1

      (はは)(なん)だかんだ()いながらも、(ちち)(あい)しているようです。

      Despite saying this or that, it seems that my mother loves my father. {something or other, one thing or another, this or that}

      • N1

      (なん)だかんだ文句(もんく)ばかり()彼女(かのじょ)愛想(あいそ)()きてしまいました。

      I've lost patience with her, who does nothing but complain about this or that. {something or other, one thing or another, this or that}

      • N1

      彼女(かのじょ)(なん)だかんだ口実(こうじつ)をこしらえては仕事(しごと)(やす)むので大事(だいじ)仕事(しごと)(まか)せられません。

      She can't be trusted with important tasks because she always comes up with one excuse or another to avoid work. {something or other, one thing or another, this or that}

      • N1
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