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なかなか
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (な)
Usually written in kana
1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
Adverb
Usually written in kana
2. by no means; not readily
with a verb in the negative
Noun
3. middle; half-way point
Adjective (の)
Usually written in kana
4. excellent; wonderful; very good
Alt. forms
なかなか
87%
中なか々なか
12%
仲なか々なか
中なか中なか
Pitch accent
な
かなか
Top 500
Used in: 5706
Composed of
① 【なか】 物の内側。② 【チュウ】 大きいとも小さいとも言えない状態。③ 【チュウ】 成績評価において、優れているとも劣っているとも言えない状態。平均的。④ 【チュウ】 大規模な文章や書籍などで、中の方の部分。
Examples (30 in total)
It's pretty interesting.
You are quite a man.
It sounds pretty good.
That's quite interesting.
It's quite an interesting project.
Tom is a rather handsome man.
It was tough going during the exams.
That sounds like a fairly good proposal.
This is a very good tea.
I'm so sleepy that I can't get myself motivated.
Clara is doing quite a job.
Bad habits are hard to break.
Even cold oden are pretty good.
His wife is quite a talented woman.
That car is quite up to date.
Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.
It's very difficult to understand him.
"How's Tom's French?" "Pretty good."
She is quite pretty, but looks unhealthy.
The furniture in this office is really modern.
He is quite a nice fellow and liked by everyone.
He found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school.
A bad habit, once formed, cannot easily be got rid of.
I'd like to study German, but I don't have the time.
The astronaut was slow to get used to the condition of weightlessness.
Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.
He is rather hard to get along with.
Why do you think soccer isn't popular in the US?
Tom told me I had done a pretty good job.
Ken is quite an athlete.