となく
Meanings
1
adds vagueness and indirectness
Attaches to certain question words, quantity expressions, or phrases to create a vague, indirect, or non-specific nuance. Not freely productive; common in fixed expressions like それとなく, 何となく, and 幾度となく.
See also: それとなく · なんとなく · 幾度となく
He indirectly observed her state.
Somehow I feel good today.
I warned him many times, but he didn't listen.
Expressions
- 誰彼となくanyone and everyone; anybody at all