なにやら – Vocabulary details

なにやら

Meanings

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. something; some kind of

彼かれは何なにやら考かんがえ込こんでいるようだ。He seems to be deep in thought about something.

2. for some reason

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

な

にやら

Used in: 1779

Composed of

なに

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

なにがなにやら

what's what; heads or tails

なにやらかにやら

this and that; one thing or another

Examples (9 in total)

彼かの女じょはなにやら呟つぶやいている。

She's muttering something.

なにやら感かん慨がい深ぶかいものがあるな。

There's something rather moving about it.

なにやら豚ぶたが首くびを傾かしげて鳴ないていますな。

It seems a pig is tilting its head and squealing.

なにやら互たがいに気き恥はずかしくて、顔かおが合あわせられない。

For some reason, they were both too embarrassed to look at each other.

円えんの中なかにはなにやら複ふく雑ざつな模も様ようが描えがかれている。

Some kind of complex pattern is drawn inside the circle.

鍵かぎを探さがしていると、なにやら中なかから物もの音おとが聞きこえた。

While I was looking for the key, I heard some kind of noise from inside.

後うしろのほうでは先せん輩ぱいたちがなにやらざわついている。

In the back, the seniors are buzzing about something.

話はなしを聞きくと、彼かれはなにやら商しょう売ばいに手てを出だしたらしい。

From what I hear, it seems he has gotten into some kind of business.

こう浴よく室しつが広ひろいと、なにやら寂さびしい気き持もちにさえなってくる。