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なかなか
nakanaka
Description
「なかなか」は、「思ったより、けっこう」という気持ちを表す言葉です。
"なかなか" is a word that expresses the feeling of "more than expected, quite."
うしろに「ない」がつくと、「すぐには〜しない」という意味になります。
When "ない" is added after "なかなか," it means "not doing something immediately."
Meanings
なかなかnakanaka
quite; considerably; more than expected
この本はなかなか面白い。
This book is quite interesting.
なかなかnakanaka
not easily; not readily (with a negative)
バスがなかなか来ない。
The bus is taking a long time to come.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
With a positive verb it means 'quite/impressively'; with a negative it means 'not easily'.
- Etymology
From 中中, doubling 中 (middle) to intensify the sense of degree.
In videos
“いやもうこのバンコクはなかなか渋滞がひどい。”
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