何なんらか

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Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb

some; any; of some kind

Indicates an unspecified or indefinite thing, way, or kind. Often used as a no-adjective (何らかの) or adverbially (何らか).

何なんらかの理り由ゆうで彼かれは来こなかった。
For some reason he didn't come.
この問もん題だいは何なんらかの形かたちで解かい決けつしなければならない。
This problem must be solved in some form.

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Usage patterns

何なんらかの理り由ゆうで〈事こと〉for some reason
何なんらかの理り由ゆうで電でん車しゃが止とまった。
The train stopped for some reason.
何なんらかの対たい策さくを講こうじるto take some kind of measure
政せい府ふは何なんらかの対たい策さくを講こうじる必ひつ要ようがある。
The government needs to take some kind of measure.
何なんらかの影えい響きょうを受うけるto be affected in some way
この決けっ定ていは何なんらかの影えい響きょうを受うけるだろう。
This decision will likely be affected in some way.

Expressions

何なんらかの形かたちでin some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

Kanji

何what
等etc., and so forth, class (first)

Related words

何なにかN4
何か is the everyday word for 'something/some', while 何らか is a more formal, often written equivalent used mainly as 何らかの or adverbially.
ある種しゅ
ある種 stresses 'a certain type' with a hint that the speaker could specify it, whereas 何らか simply marks the thing as unspecified.

Don't confuse with

何なんらN1
何らか means 'some (kind of)', but 何ら is used with negatives to mean 'not at all/no ~ whatsoever' (何らの問題もない).

Written forms

何なんらか
Standard modern spelling.
何なん等らか
Older kanji spelling; 等 is read ら here. Rare in contemporary writing.

Etymology

Compound of 何 (nan, 'what') + ら (ra, pluralizing/indefinite suffix) + か (ka, interrogative/indefinite particle).