何となく (なんとなく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

何となく (なんとなく) means somehow / for some reason.

See example sentences below.

何となく at a glance

何となく

なんとなくnantonaku

N1adv

somehow / for some reason

何となくなんとなくnantonakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

somehow / for some reason

Example 1

なんとなく気分がいいです。

Translation

I somehow feel good.

Example 2

なんとなくその店に入りました。

Translation

I went into that shop for some reason.