～なんか JLPT N3

Formation

Noun + なんか, Verb-casual + なんか, い-Adjective + なんか, な-Adjective + なんか

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.

Example sentences

• お金なんかいらない。

  I don't need money or anything like that.

  Okane nanka iranai.

• 彼はピアノなんかも弾けます。

  He can play things like the piano.

  Kare wa piano nanka mo hikemasu.

• 忙しいなんかじゃないよ。

  I'm not really busy or anything like that.

  Isogashii nanka janai yo.

• 彼女は親切なんかじゃない。

  She's not kind or anything like that.

  Kanojo wa shinsetsu nanka janai.