何とか – Vocabulary details

何なんとか

Meanings

Expression

Usually written in kana

1. something; something or other; so-and-so

ちょっと、なんとか言いいなさいよ！？Hey, say something!

Adverb

Verb (する)

Usually written in kana

2. somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

なんとかするまでが仕し事ごとってもんよ。It's part of the job to see it through, no matter what.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

何

what

Pitch accent

な

んとか

Conjugations...Used in: 4193

Composed of

何なんと

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

何なんとかなる

to be able to manage somehow or other

とか何なんとか

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

何なんとかして

somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other

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Examples (44 in total)

自じ分ぶんで何なんとかしたよ。

I took care of it myself.

何なんとか脱だっ出しゅつできないの？

Can't you somehow escape?

何なんとか納なっ得とくしてくれないか？

Can't you somehow agree to this?

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