{"id":1648,"date":"2009-11-03T04:28:06","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T06:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2022-09-07T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T22:12:56","slug":"when-to-use-nan-or-nani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/when-to-use-nan-or-nani\/","title":{"rendered":"When to use nan or nani?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"604ea9ec9f03ce20cb5fee53cf49f850\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Ads responsivo Inicio Post CAJap -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3298668993\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><em>Learn now how to and <strong>when to use nan or nani<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things that confused me at&nbsp;<a title=\"Japanese language\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Japanese language<\/a>, was the use of readings&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nan\">\u306a\u3093<\/acronym>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nani\">\u306a\u306b<\/acronym>&nbsp;for the japanese symbol&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nani - what, which\">\u4f55<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also took me a while to realize that these two pronunciations referred to the same Japanese symbol.<span id=\"more-89\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to use nan or nani to&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nani - what, which\">\u4f55<\/acronym><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Timing of using the nan or nani reading still seems to me to be pretty erratic, but there are some patterns I&#039;ve noticed over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>before particles&nbsp;<acronym title=\"O\">\u3092<\/acronym>,&nbsp;<acronym title=\"ga\">\u304c<\/acronym>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<acronym title=\"mo\">\u3082<\/acronym> O <acronym title=\"nani\">\u306a\u306b<\/acronym> is most used. On the other hand, before the particles&nbsp;<acronym title=\"at the\">\u306e<\/acronym>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<acronym title=\"in\">\u3067<\/acronym> O&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nan\">\u306a\u3093<\/acronym>&nbsp;is most used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read too:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/basic-particle-in-japanese\/\">Basic particles in Japanese<br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/particulas-basicas-parte-1-%e3%81%af-e-%e3%81%8c\/\">Basic \u306f and \u304c particles<br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/basic-particles-part-2-%e3%81%ae-%e3%81%a8\/\">Basic \u306e and \u3068 particles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reading&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nan\">\u306a\u3093<\/acronym>&nbsp;is also used when&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nani - what, which\">\u4f55<\/acronym>&nbsp;appears before&nbsp;<acronym title=\"desu\">\u3067\u3059<\/acronym>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<acronym title=\"gives\">\u3060<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, before the particles&nbsp;<acronym title=\"ga\">\u304b<\/acronym>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<acronym title=\"ni\">\u306b<\/acronym>, we can use so much&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nan\">\u306a\u3093<\/acronym>&nbsp;how much&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nani\">\u306a\u306b<\/acronym>, Yet&nbsp;<acronym title=\"nani\">\u306a\u306b<\/acronym>&nbsp;is preferred in formal conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><acronym title=\"Toukiou from nani o kaimasu ka? - What are we going to buy in Tokyo?\">\u6771\u4eac\u3067\u4f55\u3092\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/acronym> (Toukiou de nani o kaimasu ka?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><acronym title=\"Kono keeki o nan from tabemashou ka? - Which of these cakes will we eat?\">\u3053\u306e\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u3092\u4f55\u3067\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/acronym> (Kono keeki o nan de tabemashou ka?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><acronym title=\"Nan desu ka? - What is it?\/ What is it?\">\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/acronym> (Nan desu ka?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><acronym title=\"Nani o shimasu ka? - What do we do?\">\u4f55\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/acronym> (Nani o shimasu ka?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><acronym title=\"Nani ga suki desu ka? - What do you like?\">\u4f55\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/acronym> (Nani ga suki desu ka?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kanji calligraphy exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/how-to-write-japanese-letter-kanjis\/\">Japanese ideographic symbols<\/a>&nbsp;used in this article. Selecting the desired kanji, copy and paste them into&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/in\/imprimir-para-treinar-kanas-e-kanjis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worksheet for Kana and Kanji Practice<\/a>&nbsp;, a new window will open where you can view the printable file and practice Japanese calligraphy by covering the gray symbols and then trying to write yourself. Just print and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\u6771<\/td><td>\u4eac<\/td><td>\u4f55<\/td><td>\u8cb7<\/td><td>\u98df<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u597d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn now how and when to use nan or nani! One of the things that confused me about the Japanese language was the use of the readings \u306a\u3093 and \u306a\u306b for the Japanese symbol \u4f55. It also took me some time to realize that these two<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,70],"tags":[27,71,2,3],"class_list":["post-1648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curso-de-japones-gratis","category-gramatica-japonesa","tag-gramatica","tag-gramatica-japonesa","tag-idioma-japones","tag-nihongo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/quando-usar-nan-ou-nani.png?fit=500%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1642,"url":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/how-to-ask-questions-in-japanese\/","url_meta":{"origin":1648,"position":0},"title":"How to ask questions in Japanese","author":"L\u00edngua Japonesa","date":"3 de November de 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Saiba agora como fazer perguntas em japon\u00eas! 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