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
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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?)
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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
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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?)
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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.)
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明日は? (What about tomorrow?) (那明天呢?) (내일은?) (Ngày mai thì sao?)
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