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Inflections of なかなか

Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    very;considerably;easily;readily;fairly;quite;highly;rather
    あいつは、なかなかいい奴だぜ!
    He is a good joker.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    by no means;not readily
    with a verb in the negative
    いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。
    Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    middle;half-way point
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Meaning
  1. 1
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    considerably (beyond one's expectations);unexpectedly;surprisingly;contrary to one's expectations
    彼女はなかなかどうして馬鹿ではない。
    She is far from a fool.
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いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。
Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.
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あいつは、なかなかいい奴だぜ!
He is a good joker.
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