何事 nanigoto
nanigoto
Noun
1. what; what sort of thing
nanigotoga okotta noka daremoga shiritagatte ita.
Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.
Noun
2. everything; anything
Related to 何事も
watashino yūjinwa ichinenni mittsumo shokuo kaetana. nigotonimo nagatsuzukiwa shinai noda
My friend has had three jobs in a year; he never sticks to anything for long.
Noun
3. what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?; what's this ... all about?
kareno shinnenwa nanigotonimo yuruganakatta.
Nothing could sway his conviction.
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nanigotoga okotta noka daremoga shiritagatte ita.
Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.
watashino yūjinwa ichinenni mittsumo shokuo kaetana. nigotonimo nagatsuzukiwa shinai noda
My friend has had three jobs in a year; he never sticks to anything for long.
kareno shinnenwa nanigotonimo yuruganakatta.
Nothing could sway his conviction.
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nanigotode
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. What about; Regarding
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nanigotojārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was nothing.; It wasn't anything.
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nanigotojanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't anything.; It wasn't a problem.
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nanigotodeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. What could it be?; What might it be?
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nanigotodewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was nothing.; It wasn't anything.
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