ナニ
Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
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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Top 14200
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 are you doing?
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?
What are you laughing at?
What do you want to eat?
What do you need?
Hey, what are you looking at?
I forgot what I forgot.
What did you want to do?
Hey, what do you like to eat?
What is missing?
What are you drawing?
What is love?
Hey, what's going on?
What does a Sovietologist study?
What did you get?
What did you bring?
What are you selling?
What are you saying?
What does she see?
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 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 do you like?
What's this sound?
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 did you write?
What happened this time?
"What are you thinking about?" "Nothin'..."
What is she drinking?
What is he thinking!?
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 would you like to do tomorrow?
What is on your face?
What are you hiding there?
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's so funny?!
What do you feel like eating?
Dad, what are you doing?
What are you so nervous about?
What? What are you talking about?
What's wrong? What happened?
I know what's right.
What else do you want?
What do you have in your hand?
What do you like and dislike?
What's making you so busy?
What actually happened?
What is in the desk?
What's wrong? What's making you sad?
What do you want to do now?
I know what's wrong.
I know what I said.
What do you think he did?
What does he have in his hand?
"What are you thinking about?" "I'm thinking about you."
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 was said by him?
What will we do together today?
What have you been doing all this while?
What do you plan to do?
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 can I show you?
What shall I do?
Tell me what you saw.
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.
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 were you doing at that time?
What's in your car?
What's the horse's name?
What are you looking for in the dark room?
What do you do after work?
What are you plans for tomorrow?
What is that cat doing?
"What do you want?" "I want a dog."
I don't remember what happened anymore.
A cute person will look cute no matter what they wear.
What would you do if it was raining?
What's going on there now?
What's the name of this river?
Are you sure you don't remember what happened?
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.
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?
Can you make out what he is trying to say?
What made her do such a thing?
What do you want to buy for her?
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?
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?
I'll always love you, no matter what happens.
What do you think about when you go to sleep?
It smells great. What are you cooking?
You are sure to succeed, whatever you do.
Huh? What did I come here for, again?
I've already told the police what happened.
What you do is more important than what you say.
I'm not sure what to do.
What do you imagine when you see that picture?
At first, I didn't know what to do.
Could you tell me what to put here?
What is the book about?
No one knows what happened then.
Please tell me what you saw then.
If I were to die, what would my family do?
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?
Please tell me in complete detail what occurred, when and where.
Our teacher told us what to read.
What is it that you want me to do now?
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.
I don't know for certain what she is going 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.