Vocab Info

N4 Expressions, Adverb, Suru verb

(なん)とかsomething, something or other, so-and-so, somehow, anyhow, one way or another

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions

      1.

      something, something or other, so-and-so

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Adverb, Suru verb

      2.

      somehow, anyhow, one way or another

      Usually written using kana alone, handling, dealing with

    All Forms

    何とか 【なんとか】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (すべ)(なん)とかなります。

      Everything will be somehow manageable.

      • N4

      (なん)とか新幹線(しんかんせん)時間(じかん)()()った。

      Somehow, I managed to make it in time for the bullet train.

      • N4

      どんな(わる)状況(じょうきょう)にいても、最後(さいご)には(なん)とかなるだろう。

      No matter how bad the situation is, at the end of the day it will probably work out somehow.

      • N4

      (なん)とかして(まず)しい子供(こども)(たち)()()()べたいと(おも)っています。

      We want to reach out to poor children somehow.

      • N3

      (みち)(こま)っている(ひと)()かける:「(なに)かお(こま)りでも?(わたし)ならその問題(もんだい)(なん)とか解決(かいけつ)できるかもしれません。」

      Seeing someone lost: 'Is there some kind of problem? I might somehow be able to help you solve that problem.'

      • N3
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