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なんだかんだ (nandakanda) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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なんだかんだ
で
、
結けっ
局きょく
彼かれ
が
一いち
番ばん
頼たよ
り
に
なる
。
For one reason or another, he's the most reliable in the end.
Say what you will, there's no place like home.
Usage patterns なんだかんだで 〈 事こと 〉 after various things (happened), ... ended up happening
One thing led to another, and I ended up marrying her.
なんだかんだ 言い っても whatever people say; no matter the excuses
Whatever people say, family is the most important thing.
なんだかんだあって with various things happening (as a reason for a delay or change)
What with one thing and another, I couldn't go on the trip.
Related words· 6 何やかや and なんだかんだ are nearly interchangeable, both vaguely referring to 'various things,' though なんだかんだ is more common in casual speech.
あれこれ is more concrete, meaning 'this and that' as specific various things or topics, while なんだかんだ is more abstract and often used to summarize or brush over details.
どうのこうの is used when quoting or dismissing someone's complaints or excuses in a negative context, whereas なんだかんだ is broader and can be neutral.
結局 plainly means 'in the end,' while なんだかんだ (especially as なんだかんだで) implies that the outcome came after various unstated things happened.
Show 2 more 何だかんだ is colloquial and often carries a complaining or listing tone, while 何かと is a neutral adverb simply meaning 'in various ways'.
なんだかんだ is a casual expression for summing up various things (often despite complaints), while とやかく specifically highlights the act of criticizing or finding fault.
Written forms 何なん だかんだ
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
何だ彼だ
なんだかだ
Less common variant reading and spelling.
何なん だかだ
Kanji form of the variant reading; very rare.
Etymology Derived from the interrogative 何 (なに) plus the copula だ, repeated with か (question marker) and だ, literally 'what is it, what is it'. The variant なんだかだ is a contraction. The exact historical development is uncertain.
