Grammar nuances

[Damicci]

Often I see a few things added into sentences that I can't understand.

ような、ちなみに、なかなか、しかし（少し分かる) etc.

たとえば：
Here is a sentence my friends said to me.
なんか右端の眼鏡かけた人俺に似てるような気がする！

なんか と ような の意味は何ですか？

 

[Glenn]

なんか here is like "somehow," and ような is like "a sort of," like in そのような. ような comes from ようだ, meaning "seems." But I guess it's also something like "in the manner of" like in your case. Bah, I hope someone else can do better than that.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

なんか
-- 理由がはっきりわかないが、少し。

彼の様子はなんか変だ。
なんか、気持ち悪い。

ような
-- kind of, resembling (sorry, this is my own translation from the top of my head.) Very similar to みたいな

彼は、サルのような顔をしていた。

 

[Damicci]

なんか
Can be used like なんとなく？
たとえば：
あ！なんか、この問題を分かるのが出来ます。
（Ah! Somehow I am able to understand this problem.)

なんか彼はまだその仕事をつづけます。
(Somehow he is still working that job.)

ような？
えっと たとえば：
A: おい！ あの人はような顔がありませんか？
(Hey doesn't that person seem familiar?)
B: だれか？ あ！そう思いますよ。
（Who? Ah! Yes I think so too!)

 

[Glenn]

No, more like "somehow" as in "for some reason I'm not sure of."

By the way, ことができます is a set phrase for expressing potential; there is no のができます. Also, mark objects of 分かる with が. Other verbs like this are 要る, できる, 見える, and 聞こえる.

Another thing, you have to have a word other than a particle directly precede ような, so あの人はような doesn't work. あの人はファビオのような顔をしてる！などなど

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

なんか
Can be used like なんとなく？
たとえば：
あ！なんか、この問題を分かるのが出来ます。
（Ah! Somehow I am able to understand this problem.)

なんか彼はまだその仕事をつづけます。
(Somehow he is still working that job.)

Ah, you have come across something good here! They are definately very similar, and unfortunately, all I can say is that they seem to have a slightly different nuance, although I can not really explain that difference. I'll try, though. Also keep in mind that what follows is nothing but my own interpretation of the language, and I may not necessarily be correct.

In your first example, which I might rephrase as

なんか、この問題わかった！

I think it is gramatically correct to use nannka here. But the nuance is different. nannka would seem to me to express almost surprise that you figured it out, but nanntonaku would seem to not have that feeling, but rather just relate that you seemed to just somehow be able to figure it out.

In the second example, it seems to me that if you use nannka, you would have to add youda at the end, like,
なんか、彼はまだその仕事を続けているようだよ。
Don't ask me why I get this feeling, but I do. Although I must admit that by doing this, the connection of "somehow" and him continuing the work/job seems to be weaker, or nonexistant. Instead it would be like, "I don't know. He seems to still be at that same job." At least this is how I feel. If you were to put nanntonaku instead, the connection to him continuing is much stronger. Here I get the impression that he's kind of just "sliding by" somehow at his job.

ような？
えっと たとえば：
A: おい！ あの人はような顔がありませんか？
(Hey doesn't that person seem familiar?)
B: だれか？ あ！そう思いますよ。
（Who? Ah! Yes I think so too!)

I might rephrase this as
A: あの顔はなんか見たような気がするけど。
B: うん。そうだね。

Your sentence, if you change the あの人はような to あの人のような, sounds more like to me, "Do you have any faces like that guy's?" Something you might say at a store, but not.

 

[Glenn]

I think it is gramatically correct to use nannka here. But the nuance is different. nannka would seem to me to express almost surprise that you figured it out, but nanntonaku would seem to not have that feeling, but rather just relate that you seemed to just somehow be able to figure it out.
In the second example, it seems to me that if you use nannka, you would have to add youda at the end, like,
なんか、彼はまだその仕事を続けているようだよ。
Don't ask me why I get this feeling, but I do. Although I must admit that by doing this, the connection of "somehow" and him continuing the work/job seems to be weaker, or nonexistent. Instead it would be like, "I don't know. He seems to still be at that same job." At least this is how I feel. If you were to put nanntonaku instead, the connection to him continuing is much stronger. Here I get the impression that he's kind of just "sliding by" somehow at his job.
I might rephrase this as
A: あの顔はなんか見たような気がするけど。
B: うん。そうだね。

ハハ、ローマ字入力のせいで「ｎ」を入力し過ぎたな。俺にもそんなことしたことがあるよ。

Your sentence, if you change the あの人はような to あの人のような, sounds more like to me, "Do you have any faces like that guy's?" Something you might say at a store, but not.

LMAO

 

[Damicci]

あらら 私もローマジで「~nn」をよく書きます。
超難しいと思う。
A:おい、あの人は君のお母さんのような顔をしていませんか？
Hey. Doesn't that person resemble your mom?
B: あら。私にはそれが本当に変と思うよ。
Oh man! That is to creepy（Strange) for me!

なんかが分かりました。ありがとうございます。
「なかなか」の意味はなんですか？
たとえば：
「最近仕事が忙しくてちょう疲れぎみ・・・ なかなか朝早く起きることが出来ない。」

 

[Glenn]

なかなか is like "somewhat," or "pretty" in the affirmative, and "not easily" in the negative. So "lately I've been busy with work and I'm super tired. I can hardly get up in the morning." Get the idea? Also, here's a favorite example of mine in the affirmative: なかなかやるじゃないか。 "He does pretty well for himself, doesn't he?" Another: ほお、動きだけはなかなかのものだ。 "Oh? He moves quite well (and that's all he does well)."

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

A:おい、あの人は君のお母さんのような顔をしていませんか？
Hey. Doesn't that person resemble your mom?
B: あら。私にはそれが本当に変と思うよ。
Oh man! That is to creepy（Strange) for me!

Glenn's explanation is good! I fully concur!

Your A sentence is perfect! Good job!

B is pretty good, but I might say,

あら！本当だ！おかしいね！

 

[KrazyKat]

ちなみに、 「ちなみに」の意味はincidentallyです。 PSやBy the wayの
ような言葉です。 「ところで」と少し違いますけどね 。

 

[Damicci]

Glenn's explanation is good! I fully concur!
Your A sentence is perfect! Good job!
B is pretty good, but I might say,
あら！本当だ！おかしいね！

Ah ok then I understand how it works in that sense. I'll just have to wait for other times when it is used.

例文
最近私は色々な事となかなか忙しくなります。 そして、少し時間寝ますだけ。 なんか私はまだ死ねませんでした。
Recently I have become pretty busy with many different things. So, I sleep just a few hours. Surprisingly, I am not dead yet.

 

[MeAndroo]

Ah ok then I understand how it works in that sense. I'll just have to wait for other times when it is used.
例文
最近私は色々な事となかなか忙しくなります。 そして、少し時間寝ますだけ。 なんか私はまだ死ねませんでした。
Recently I have become pretty busy with many different things. So, I sleep just a few hours. Surprisingly, I am not dead yet.

Instead of 忙しくなります I'd say 忙しくなって来ました。そして is more of an "also" connotation, so perhaps a だから would be better here. "だから、少ししか寝られない" なんとなくまだ生きている I think nantonaku words better here because it's like "somehow/i managed." If you use nanka, it's like "It's like I haven't died." If you want to say you haven't died, "なんとなくまだ死んでいない" perhaps?

 

[Elizabeth]

なんとなくまだ生きている I think nantonaku words better here because it's like "somehow/i managed." If you use nanka, it's like "It's like I haven't died." If you want to say you haven't died, "なんとなくまだ死んでいない" perhaps?

何とか would seem to fit well here too. In some contexts I can split apart the distinction with 'nantonaku' and other times not....

 

[Damicci]

こんにちは、皆。
私は私の単語を上げたいので、新しい言葉を覚えようとしています。
使用が学べましたが、いつ使用を使うのが大丈夫ですか。
例えば：
この質問を正しく答えるように、この動詞を使用して下さい。
In order to answer this question correctly, please use this verb.
その文章は大丈夫ですか？

も、思考が学べました。
例文章：
たいてい恋人はオンラインが、今日オフラインでしたので、今マイナス思考がある。
たぶん間違いました！

 

[Elizabeth]

こんにちは、皆。
私は私の単語を上げたいので、新しい言葉を覚えようとしています。
使用が学べましたが、いつ使用を使うのが大丈夫ですか。
例えば：
この質問を正しく答えるように、この動詞を使用して下さい。
In order to answer this question correctly, please use this verb.
その文章は大丈夫ですか？
も、思考が学べました。
例文章：
たいてい恋人はオンラインが、今日オフラインでしたので、今マイナス思考がある。
たぶん間違いました！

「この質問に正しく答えるために、この動詞を使ってください」がいいとおもいます。

その場合は、「使用」でも「使う」でも同じ意味ですが、会話的には「使用」の方がすごく硬いですよね。どちらを使ったらいいか分からない場合は、「使う」のほうが自然でしょう。

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