何(なに)か

なにか
pronoun
something
1. something
An unspecified thing or matter.
何(なに)か食(た)べたい。
I want to eat something.
何(なに)か手伝(てつだ)いましょうか。
Can I help you with something?
何(なに)か飲(の)みますか。
Would you like something to drink?
何(なに)か変(へん)だ。
Something is strange.
外(そと)で何(なに)か音(おと)がした。
There was some noise outside.
2. anything
Used in questions and conditional sentences to mean 'anything at all.'
何(なに)か問題(もんだい)がありますか。
Is there any problem?
Used to ask about existence
何(なに)かあったら連絡(れんらく)してください。
Please contact me if anything happens.
何(なに)か欲(ほ)しいものある？
Is there anything you want?
何(なに)か分(わ)からないことがあったら聞(き)いて。
If there's anything you don't understand, ask me.
何(なに)かご質問(しつもん)はありますか。
Are there any questions?

USAGE: 何(なに)か is used to refer to an unspecified thing. It can mean "something" in statements or "anything" in questions and conditionals.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 何(なに)か食(た)べる (to eat something)
  • 何(なに)か飲(の)む (to drink something)
  • 何(なに)かあったら (if anything happens)
  • 何(なに)か用(よう)ですか (Can I help you?/Do you need something?)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 何(なに)も (nothing - with negative)
  • 誰(だれ)か (someone)
  • どこか (somewhere)
  • いつか (sometime)

Related Words

Related: 何(なに)も (nothing)
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Added 2026.1.12 22:55 · Revised 2026.1.19 20:37
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