なんだか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
何だか

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なんだか [náꜜǹ dà kà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [na̠n da̠ ka̠]

Adverb

なんだか • (nan da ka) 

1. somehow; for some reason

   Synonyms: なにか (nani ka), なんか (nan ka)

   • 1934, Kenji Miyazawa}, Ginga tetsudō no yoru [Night on the Galactic Railroad]‎^[1]:

     カムパネルラは、なんだか、泣(な)きだしたいのを、一(いっ)生(しょう)けん命(めい)こらえているようでした。

     Kamupanerura wa, nan da ka, nakidashitai no o, isshō kenmei koraete iru yō deshita.

     Campanella somehow seemed as though she was trying her hardest not to cry.

Phrase

なんだか • (nan da ka) 

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 何,‎ だ,‎ か: what [something] is

   これが何(なん)だかわかりますか？

   Kore ga nan da ka wakarimasu ka?

   Do you know what this is?