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JLPT N3adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

なぜか

nazeka

for some reason

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはなぜか答こたえられなかった。

    For some reason I wasn’t able to answer.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしはなぜか夜よるの方ほうが元気げんきだ。

    For some reason I feel more alive at night.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. さっきなぜかマイクが入はいらなかった。

    For some reason the microphone didn’t work earlier.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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