Definition of 中々 (なかなか)

なかなか

中々

なかなか

nakanaka

adverb, na-adjective
1.
very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather(usually kana)
adverb
2.
by no means, not readily(usually kana)(with a verb in the negative)
noun
3.
middle, half-way point
no-adjective
4.
excellent, wonderful, very good(usually kana)
Other readings:
なかなか《仲々》[1]
なかなか《中中》
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
Related Kanji
in, inside, middle, mean, center
go-between, relationship
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
中々だ
なかなかだ
nakanakada
中々です
なかなかです
nakanakadesu
中々ではない
なかなかではない
nakanakadewanai

中々じゃない
なかなかじゃない
nakanakajanai
中々ではありません
なかなかではありません
nakanakadewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
中々だった
なかなかだった
nakanakadatta
中々でした
なかなかでした
nakanakadeshita
中々ではなかった
なかなかではなかった
nakanakadewanakatta
中々ではありませんでした
なかなかではありませんでした
nakanakadewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
中々かろう
なかなかかろう
nakanakakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
中々だろう
なかなかだろう
nakanakadarou
te-form
中々で
なかなかで
nakanakade
Na adjective
中々な
なかなかな
nakanakana
Adverb
中々に
なかなかに
nakanakani
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
中々であれば
なかなかであれば
nakanakadeareba

中々なら
なかなかなら
nakanakanara
中々ではなければ
なかなかではなければ
nakanakadewanakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 112 results)

That car is quite new

I can't get rid of this cold

わた
私の
くる
My car won't start

かのじょ
彼女
あた
わる
悪い
から
She is not smart, but she is built

I found it hard to close the door

The idea is not bad

Sorry. I could hardly find this place

These vegetables cook slowly

Bad habits die hard

I can't get rid of my cold

That sounds really interesting

It is difficult to gain access to him

It's hard to shake the smoking habit

It's very difficult to understand him

A bad habit, once formed, cannot easily be got rid of

I can't get rid of my cold

The tea we had there was excellent

That sounds like a fairly good proposal
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