なに
Meanings
Expression
1. (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
with neg. verb
2. and everything else; and all
as ...も何も
3. (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
as ...なくてもいい, ...ことはない, etc.
Kanji used
what
Pitch accent
にも
にも
Top 300
Composed of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
there is nothing
anything and everything; just about everything
there is nothing
Examples (200 in total)
Nothing has changed.
I won't do anything.
I don't want to say anything.
Don't you know anything?
I couldn't see a thing.
I don't feel anything.
I didn't hear anything.
I didn't borrow anything.
You don't eat anything.
"What did you say?" "I didn't say anything."
I don't want to tell you anything today.
Why aren't you doing anything?
I couldn't say anything.
I saw nothing.
I don't want to think about anything anymore.
You didn't tell him anything?
I don't know anything yet.
"Did you just say something?" "No, I didn't say anything."
Are you sure you don't remember anything?
I don't want anything.
I feel nothing at all.
We don't want to do anything.
Do you have nothing to say?
My father didn't say anything.
I can hardly see anything.
I haven't eaten anything since yesterday.
You won't find anything here.
Nothing really happened.
It was dark and I couldn't see anything.
Because of the snow, I couldn't see anything.
Didn't anything else happen?
There's nothing there.
Don't talk to me!
We can't promise anything.
I don't need anything now.
There is no hurry.
I can't eat anything today.
Anne will not accomplish anything.
I can't see anything with my right eye.
There was nothing in the basket.
Essentially, nothing has changed.
Please don't do anything today.
I didn't say anything.
You didn't know anything about this, did you?
I don't know her at all.
I know nothing about her.
The girl did not say anything.
There's nothing to worry about.
I have nothing to write with.
But now, nothing is left for me.
Beyond this I know nothing.
Without water, nothing could live.
I don't feel like eating anything today.
Why didn't anyone say anything?
What if nothing happens?
He did not eat anything yesterday.
You have no need to be ashamed.
Go without saying anything.
She is incapable of doing anything alone.
I can't buy anything because I don't have any money.
I have nothing to do now.
There was nothing written on the paper that was in the message bottle.
I don't feel like doing anything tonight.
If it were not for the sun, nothing could live.
They don't do anything.
She denied that she had stolen anything.
At this stage, I can't say anything.
Do you promise not to tell anyone anything?
There was nothing interesting in the newspaper.
I'm bored and I have nothing to do.
I could see nothing but fog.
I fear nothing.
There was nothing left in the refrigerator.
I haven't bought any furniture yet.
He did not have anything with him then.
You cannot burn anything without oxygen.
Sami knew nothing.
We have nothing in common.
He did nothing wrong.
There's nothing I can do about it.
They had nothing to eat.
Nothing can stop them.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
I know nothing but this.
There is nothing wrong with you.
I don't know anything about her family.
The people in the room didn't say anything.
I don't think I've done anything wrong.
"But I didn't do anything!" "He's lying!"
There's nothing in this box.
She looked around, but she couldn't see anything.
The student left without saying anything.
I couldn't think of anything to say.
I ran away without saying anything because I didn't want to lose our love.
No matter how much you complain, it's not going to change anything.
The fog was so dense, we could hardly see anything.
I haven't had anything to eat since this morning.
In the holidays, I spent days doing nothing.
Today we can't get anything without money.
He took no photos of the festival.
There is nothing interesting in the newspaper.
She had nothing else to drink.
He tried hard, but achieved nothing.
I try not to eat anything after dinner.
I learned nothing from the teacher.
Threatening me is useless, I won't say anything.
The room was pitch black, so I couldn't see a thing.
He replied that he knew nothing about it.
The police were unable to get anything out of the woman.
He stared at me and said nothing.
He wasn't given any reward for his service.
I have nothing to fall back on.
We owe you nothing.
He cannot see anything without his glasses.
She was not provided for in his will.
While I was speaking, he said nothing.
I can't remember anything about that night.
I don't have anything to say on that subject.
I didn't buy anything at that store.
The fact is that I don't know anything about him.
Without air and water, nothing could live.
You can't buy anything interesting in this store.
I, for my part, have nothing more to say.
We looked out the window but saw nothing.
I prefer working to doing nothing.
He said nothing on that point.
I know nothing concerning the lost letter.
It's strange that you don't know anything about that matter.
He says that he saw nothing. However, I don't believe what he says is the truth.
I have no regrets about what I did.
It's surprising that she doesn't know anything about it.
I think I'd better not say anything about it.
I am convinced that he did nothing wrong.
The teacher didn't let the students ask any questions.
Having nothing to do, I watched television.
He said nothing to the contrary.
"You aren't buying anything?" "Yeah, I've already eaten."
Such was his courage that he feared nothing.
Since he graduated from high school, he hasn't been doing anything.
It was so dark that they could hardly see.
He preferred working to doing nothing.
I found nothing interesting in that magazine.
Because the surroundings were so dark, he could not see anything.
This box is empty. It has nothing in it.
I felt guilty, even though I didn't do anything wrong.
Even though I witnessed the incident, I pretended not to have seen anything.
He said nothing as to my request.
We can't really predict anything.
I haven't received any notice that she's coming.
The cop went through his pockets, but found nothing.
He had to go without food for days.
Not seeing anything in the dark, we couldn't move.
It is better to say nothing about the matter.
Money isn't everything, but if you have no money, you can't do anything.
Over the holidays, I spent days doing nothing.
Until yesterday, I had known nothing about it.
Without knowing anything, George began to climb the stairs.
As a matter of fact, I know nothing about him.
He hung up before I could say anything.
The boy claims he knows nothing about it.
My brother ran out of the room without saying anything.
He gave me everything but took nothing in return.
Actually, I didn't know anything about those plans.
The problem was that I had nothing to say to him.
I said nothing, which made him all the more angry.
If it were not for air and water, nothing alive would exist.
As for me, I have nothing to say at present.
Because she believed in God, she had nothing to worry about.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
It is strange that you should know nothing about her wedding.
Nothing can force me to give it up.
On entering a dark tunnel, we could see nothing.
I haven't eaten since breakfast and I'm very hungry.
There was very little in the way of entertainment.
I have nothing to say with regard to that problem.
Today I just feel like staying at home and doing nothing.
He would often sit for hours without doing anything.
Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
Most people know almost nothing about us.
I have nothing to say about it.
I have nothing to do with the accident, and I know nothing.
He is too cautious to try anything new.
I'd already pressed the red button but nothing happened.
We know nothing except that he did not come home that day.
You have only to stand there doing nothing.
I said nothing, which made him more furious.
As far as I know, there were no problems during the first semester.
"Sorry I couldn't do anything for you." "Don't worry about it. You being here for me is more than enough."
"What did you do?" "I didn't do anything."
Don't cry. Crying doesn't solve anything.
Not knowing what to do, I did nothing.
"What are you so mad about?" "I'm not mad about a single thing."
I have nothing in particular to do tomorrow.
Did something happen to me? I can't remember a thing.
"What happened last night?" "Nothing."
I ate absolutely nothing the whole day.
He said with a perplexed expression, "I've heard nothing, so I can't say anything."
I don't have any plans for tomorrow. I'm going to take it easy.
If you are by my side, I don't need anything else.
As for living in Japan, I have nothing to complain about.