N3340/1669

なに

pronouncolloquialusually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)adverbinterjection

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Meanings

  • what
  • you-know-what, that thing
  • whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
  • penis, (one's) thing, dick
  • (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
  • what?, huh?
  • hey!, come on!
  • oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)

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Example sentences

なにきですか。

What do you like?

彼女かのじょなにわなかった。

She didn't say anything at all.

なに、もうわったの?はやいね。

What, you're already done? That was fast.

ふくろなかなにはいっているかからない。

I don't know what's inside the bag.

こまったことがあれば、なにでも遠慮えんりょなく相談そうだんしてください。

If you have any trouble, please don't hesitate to consult me about anything.