JLPT N3 Intermediate
何とか
Somehow managing to do something, or referring to an unspecified ‘something-or-other’.
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なんとか hiragana form, very common
1 Adverb, Suru verb
Somehow" / "One way or another
Indicates managing to achieve a result with effort or expressing that a situation will reach a resolution.
Example
A この レポート 、 明日 まで だ よ 。
B 大丈夫 、 何とか なる よ 。
[A:] This report is due tomorrow. [B:] Don't worry, it'll work out somehow.
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2 Noun, Adverb
Something-or-other" / "So-and-so
Acts as a substitute for a specific word, name, or place that cannot be recalled or is purposely vague.
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