ナニ
Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
What can I do for her?
2. you-know-what; that thing
3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
Colloquialism
Usually written in kana
4. penis; (one's) thing; dick
esp. ナニ
Adverb
5. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
with neg. sentence
Interjection
6. what?; huh?
indicates surprise
7. hey!; come on!
indicates anger or irritability
8. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (62 in total)
something; some; any; somehow; for some reason
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
Examples (200 in total)
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?
I wonder what you're looking at.
What are you laughing at?
What do you need?
Hey, what are you looking at?
I forgot what I forgot.
What are you writing?
What are you afraid of?
What do you want to drink?
What are you reading?
What did you want to do?
So, what are you trying to say?
Hey, what do you like to eat?
Huh? What are you talking about?
What is missing?
What are you drawing?
Hey, what's going on?
What is love?
What does a Sovietologist study?
What did you get?
I don't know what this is.
I don't know what that is.
Don't you know what this is?
Do you know what I'm thinking?
What does she do?
What are you doing there?
What did you use this for?
What's inside that?
What do you want to do?
What were you doing together?
What did you do today?
You saw what happened, didn't you?
What did you put there?
What did you make?
What's wrong with this?
What can you do?
What would you like to eat today?
What do you like?
Why? What's the difference?
What has changed since then?
"What did you do?" "I didn't do anything."
What is the problem?
What are you worrying about?
What are they doing?
What happened this time?
"What are you thinking about?" "Nothin'..."
I wonder what she wants.
What is he thinking!?
Tell me what you want to do.
So, what're you trying to say?
What are you trying to say?
What happened here?
I wonder what she had wanted to do?
What are you doing now?
What just happened in there?
Have you decided what you're going to do?
What are you so afraid of?
What is on your face?
What are you hiding there?
What would you like to do tomorrow?
What will you cook today?
What were you thinking just now?
What have you been doing?
What are they after?
What were you doing then?
What do you feel like eating?
What would you know, you bastard?!
What are you so nervous about?
Dad, what are you doing?
What? What are you talking about?
Hey, what is it that you desire?
What's wrong? What happened?
I know what's right.
What were you doing?
What else do you want?
What do you have in your hand?
What do you like and dislike?
Do you know what you're asking?
What can I do for her?
What does he have in his hand?
Do you know what this is?
"Did you say something?" "What do you think I said?"
Do you know what the difference is?
What are you doing here?
What were you doing in my room?
"What are you thinking about?" "I'm thinking about you."
Oh, what is this?
What are you doing at this hour?
What was said by him?
What will we do together today?
What are you going to do today?
What have you been doing all this while?
What do you do?
I don't understand what I'm supposed to do.
Don't you want to know what it means?
Tell us exactly what you did.
What does it refer to?
What? I can't hear what you're saying.
Please tell me what happened.
I want you to tell me what happened.
What's the problem this time?
What are you doing tonight?
What shall I do?
Tell me what you saw.
What did you buy me?
What's so wrong with having dreams?
What happened at school today?
What are you looking for here?
I was waiting for you yesterday. What happened?
What happened? Why are you crying?
What in the world is this?
What is happiness to you?
What is your new friend's name?
Well, what shall we do today!
Is there anything on the floor?
What are you doing in my bed?
What are you going to do in Japan?
I inquired what he wanted.
What the hell are you saying, all of a sudden?
Have you found the answer to what happiness is?
I don't care what he does.
What's the sense of working so hard?
You're not a child, so what are you crying for?
Tell me more about what happened.
What were you doing at that time?
What's in your car?
What do you do after work?
What are you plans for tomorrow?
What's the horse's name?
What is that cat doing?
I don't remember what happened anymore.
A cute person will look cute no matter what they wear.
I am the same no matter what I wear.
What do you think she is doing now?
I couldn't make out what he wanted to say.
What are you still doing here?
I wonder what I should do today.
Please tell me what happened to him.
I didn't know what to do next.
What do you want to do while you're here?
Who are you? What're you doing here?
I don't know what to do next.
I don't know what to believe anymore.
Do you remember what happened that day?
I can't make out what you are trying to say.
What is written in the book?
What do you want to buy for her?
What made her do such a thing?
What should I do next?
"What are you so mad about?" "I'm not mad about a single thing."
What did she buy at that store?
I can't understand what you said at all.
What did you go there for?
No matter what anyone says, please leave it to me.
I wonder what he promised to do for me.
It is impossible to tell what will happen in that country.
I don't care what that guy says.
I'm 12 years old and what is this?
What do you usually wear to school?
What shall we name this ship?
I'll always love you, no matter what happens.
What was that girl doing in your room?
What are you doing in a dark place like that?
What are you saying to your own mother?
What do you think about when you go to sleep?
What are they doing here?
It smells great. What are you cooking?
At first, I didn't know what to do.
Could you tell me what to put here?
No one knows what happened then.
If I were to die, what would my family do?
Please tell me what you saw then.
There is no knowing what will happen in the future.
However, no matter what I said or thought, it was already too late.
What do you spend most of your time doing?
I went around to various stores and thought about what would be good.
What is important differs from person to person.
"What do you want the most now?" "Money."
However, it seems he doesn't know what to say.
I didn't know where to go, or what to do.
What would you like to eat if you knew the world was going to end today?
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
I had no idea of what she intended to do.
Our teacher told us what to read.
Please tell me in complete detail what occurred, when and where.
What is it that you want me to do now?
It was rather difficult for me to make out what he was saying.
It is definitely better to have two people than one, no matter what you do.
He was gazing out the window, not doing anything in particular.
Everything depends on what you will do.
She acted as if she didn't care what happened.
I want to better understand what the meaning of life is.
I don't know for certain what she is going to do.
He told me that whatever might happen, he was prepared for it.
This woman definitely knows that she doesn't know what she wants.
But my mind tells my fingers what to do.
What was I wearing at that time? Do you remember?
He decided that if God didn't exist then everything was permitted.
I have no choice but to meet her and hear directly from her mouth what she wants.