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何とか

なんとか

somehow, one way or another, (just) managing to

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Examples

  1. 何とか間に合いました。

    なんとかまにあいました。

    I just about made it in time.

  2. お金がなくても何とかなるよ。

    おかねがなくてもなんとかなるよ。

    Even without money, it'll work out somehow.

  3. 締め切りまでに何とか終わらせたいのですが。

    しめきりまでになんとかおわらせたいのですが。

    I'd like to get it finished by the deadline somehow.

Common patterns

何とかなる
it will work out somehow
何とかする
to do something about it
何とか間に合う
to barely make it in time

Memory tip

It carries the sense of 'barely, with effort'. Learn 何とかなる ('it'll work out') and 何とかする ('I'll sort it out') as set phrases. It also stands in for a name you can't recall: 田中何とかさん.

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