Just because.：”nantonaku” Japanese Phrase #344
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なんとなく (nantonaku)
Just because. / 不自觉地。 / 그냥 / Không hiểu vì sao.
When you want to describe “a particular situation should not necessarily make you come to a particular conclusion.”, you would be able to use “なんとなく。(nantonaku)” which means “Just because.”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual, “なんとなくです。(nantonaku-desu)” is used as polite and “特に理由はありません” is used as formal.
Sample 1
tatsuyaなんでそんなことしたの？ (Why did you do that?) (你为什么要那样做？) (왜 그런 짓 했어?) (Tại sao bạn lại làm chuyện như vậy?)
yukaなんとなくです。 (Just because.) (没有为什么，就是不自觉地做了。) (어쩌다보니요.)(Tôi cũng không hiểu vì sao nữa.)
Sample 2
yuka何で昨日学校さぼったの？ (Why did you skip class yesterday?) (你昨天为什么要翘课？) (왜 어제 학교 빼먹었어?) (Tại sao hôm qua cậu lại trốn học vậy?)
tatsuyaなんとなく。 (Just because.) (没有为什么，就是不自觉地做了。) (그냥.) (Tớ cũng chẳng biết vì sao nữa.)
yuka明日は？ (What about tomorrow?) (那明天呢？) (내일은?) (Ngày mai thì sao?)
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