なんか

Japanese

なんか (rōmaji nanka)

何か: (adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory) emphasizes disgust, contempt, or otherwise negative feelings of the speaker: whatever
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なんか変 (へん)な感 (かん)じがする。
Nanka hen na kanji ga suru.
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なんか (nanka) is usually followed by a verb which conveys some kind of undervalue, lacking, or dislike, often in the negative.
なんか (nanka) can immediately follow i-adjectives, using the adjective's ku form if followed by the negative, or if the adjective is followed by no. Na-adjectives require the copula da or no before nanka.
It can follow
- nouns:
  - 助言 (じょげん)なんか要 (い)らない。
    Jogen nanka iranai.
    I don't need any of your (damn) advice.
- verbs:
  - 泳 (およ)ぐなんかできない。
    Oyogu nanka dekinai.
    I can't swim.
- adjectives:
  - 大 (おお)きくなんかないけど、きれいだ。
    Ōkiku nanka nai kedo, kirei da.
    It's not big [or anything], but it's clean.

なんか (rōmaji nanka)

なんかする (suru conjugation, rōmaji nanka suru)

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