New Feature! We now have a Japanese text parser that works for custom texts and YouTube, acting as a reading assistant and translator. Check it out here!
Decoded Slug: ～なんか (〜nanka)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
～なんか (〜nanka)
～なんか (〜nanka)
Short explanation:
Expresses the idea of 'things like' or 'something like', used for listing examples or downplaying something.
Formation:
Noun + なんか, Verb-casual + なんか, い-Adjective + なんか, な-Adjective + なんか
Examples:
お金なんかいらない。
Okane nanka iranai.
I don't need money or anything like that.
彼はピアノなんかも弾けます。
Kare wa piano nanka mo hikemasu.
He can play things like the piano.
忙しいなんかじゃないよ。
Isogashii nanka janai yo.
I'm not really busy or anything like that.
彼女は親切なんかじゃない。
Kanojo wa shinsetsu nanka janai.
She's not kind or anything like that.
Long explanation:
The ～なんか grammar point is used for listing examples by indicating 'things like' or 'something like'. It can also be used to downplay or devalue something, making it seem less important or less significant than it really is.