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ナニ
Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
2. you-know-what; that thing
3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
Adverb
4. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
with neg. sentence
Interjection
5. what?; huh?
indicates surprise
6. hey!
indicates anger or irritability
7. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
Alt. forms
何なに
67%
なに
31%
ナニ
Pitch accent
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Top 12800
Used in: 739
Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
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Examples (200 in total)
What are you doing?
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?
What are you laughing at?
What did you want to do?
What do you need?
Hey, what are you looking at?
What do you want to drink?
What are you reading?
Hey, what do you like to eat?
What is missing?
What are you drawing?
What is love?
What does a Sovietologist study?
What did you get?
What did you bring?
What are you selling?
What are you saying?
What happened here?
What are you doing now?
Do you understand what you're saying?
I wonder what she had wanted to do?
Can I do anything?
What are you doing there?
What's inside that?
What did you use this for?
What do you want to do?
What did you do today?
What were you doing together?
You saw what happened, didn't you?
What did you make?
What's wrong with this?
So, what're you trying to say?
What are you trying to say?
What can you do?
What would you like to eat today?
What do you like?
What's this sound?
Why? What's the difference?
What has changed since then?
What are you worrying about?
What did you write?
What are they doing?
What happened this time?
What did you put there?
"What are you thinking about?" "Nothin'..."
What are you staring at?
What is he thinking!?
Have you decided what you're going to do?
What is on your face?
What are you hiding there?
What were you thinking just now?
What will you cook today?
What have you been doing?
What are they after?
What's so funny?!
What were you doing then?
What do you feel like eating?
Dad, what are you doing?
What are you so nervous about?
What? What are you talking about?
What made her do that?
I know what's right.
What do you have in your hand?
What else do you want?
What's making you so busy?
What actually happened?
What is in the desk?
What do you want to do now?
I know what's wrong.
What are you guys looking at?
I know what I said.
Do you know what you're asking?
What do you think he did?
What does he have in his hand?
"What are you thinking about?" "I'm thinking about you."
"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?
Oh, what is this?
What are you doing at this hour?
What will we do together today?
What shall I do?
Tell me what you saw.
What was said by him?
What have you been doing all this while?
What do you do?
What do you plan to 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 are you doing tonight?
What can I show you?
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!
What are you doing in my bed?
Is there anything on the floor?
What do you want to ask me?
I don't care what he does.
What's the sense of working so hard?
What more could I want?
Tell me more about what happened.
What's in your car?
What's the horse's name?
What do you do after work?
A cute person will look cute no matter what they wear.
What is that cat doing?
What's going on there now?
I don't remember what happened anymore.
What would you do if it was raining?
"What do you want?" "I want a dog."
What is the cause of such a failure?
"What is this?" "Don't touch that."
What does his silence imply?
I don't know what to do anymore.
What are you still doing here?
What must you do now?
I wonder what I should do today.
Please tell me what happened to him.
I didn't know what to do next.
Who are you? What're you doing here?
It doesn't matter what he said.
What do you want to do while you're here?
I don't know what to do next.
I don't know what to believe anymore.
I forgot what I came here to do.
Do you remember what happened that day?
I can't make out what you are trying to say.
What do you want to buy for her?
What should I do next?
What did she buy at that store?
I can't understand what you said at all.
What did you go there for?
I wonder what he promised to do for me.
It is impossible to tell what will happen in that country.
What do you usually wear to school?
What was that girl doing in your room?
I'll always love you, no matter what happens.
What are you doing in a dark place like that?
What do you think about when you go to sleep?
What are they doing here?
It smells great. What are you cooking?
Huh? What did I come here for, again?
What do you imagine when you see that picture?
We will stand by you whatever happens.
At first, I didn't know what to do.
Could you tell me what to put here?
No one knows what happened then.
Please tell me what you saw then.
If I were to die, what would my family do?
No matter what I did, no one paid any attention to me.
There is no knowing what will happen in the future.
What do you spend most of your time doing?
"What do you want the most now?" "Money."
Only he and the heavens know what he experienced.
We were astonished to hear what had happened.
No matter what happens, I am prepared.
He seemed vague about what he wanted to do.
I didn't know where to go, or what to do.
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
What would you like to eat if you knew the world was going to end today?
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.
Everything depends on what you will do.
She acted as if she didn't care what happened.
I can't understand what he wants me to do.
He told me that whatever might happen, he was prepared for it.
Don't you think it of no use worrying about what will happen tomorrow?
Whatever you may say, I will not change my opinion.
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.
What he meant by those words finally dawned on me.
"What did you do?" "I didn't do anything."
What would you like to do tomorrow?
What's wrong? What happened?
What's wrong? What's making you sad?
What are you going to do in Japan?
What are you plans for tomorrow?
What's the name of this river?
Are you sure you don't remember what happened?
"What are you so mad about?" "I'm not mad about a single thing."
I'm 12 years old and what is this?
What you do is more important than what you say.