Vocab Info

N1 Adverb

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

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Adverb

      1. 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】

    Details

      • な

      • ん

      • だ

      • か

      • ん

      • だ

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    Examples

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    • 何(なん)だかんだと難癖(なんくせ)をつける客(きゃく)は面倒(めんどう)です。

      Customers who constantly nitpick and complain about one thing or another are a hassle.

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

      I've retired from work, but I'm busy every day with one thing or another.

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    • 母(はは)は何(なん)だかんだ言(い)いながらも、父(ちち)を愛(あい)しているようです。

      Despite saying this or that, it seems that my mother loves my father.

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    • 何(なん)だかんだと文句(もんく)ばかり言(い)う彼女(かのじょ)に愛想(あいそ)が尽(つ)きてしまいました。

      I'm fed up with her, who does nothing but complain about this and that.

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    • 彼女(かのじょ)は何(なん)だかんだと口実(こうじつ)をこしらえては仕事(しごと)を休(やす)むので大事(だいじ)な仕事(しごと)を任(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.

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