► 副詞
中々 [なかなか] [中々～ない] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 良い人がなかなか見つからない ⇨ We haven’t been able to find a good person
☆ 首の痛みがなかなか取れない ⇨ My neck pain won’t go away easily (☛ Alwasy negative as “中々～ない”)
中々 [なかなか] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 2
☆ このドラマはなかなか面白い ⇨ This drama is pretty interesting
☆ 相手はなかなか手強かった ⇨ The opponent was a lot tougher than we expected
中々 [なかなか] [中々～ない] [coll] meaning: quick rank: 2
☆ なかなか合意に至らない ⇨ We haven’t been able to reach an agreement (after a long discussion)
☆ バスがなかなか来ない ⇨ A bus is not coming (even though I’ve been waiting for a while) (☛ Alwasy negative as “中々～ない”)
► 形容動詞
中々 [なかなか] [coll] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ これもいいけどそっちもなかなかだ ⇨ This one is good but that was not bad either
☆ 彼はゴルフがなかなかの腕前だ ⇨ He is pretty good at golf
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