Topic N3
Japanese Learning
73. なかなか : Quite / Very / Not easily / Hard to.

✏️Structure
なかなか + Adj/Verb💡Usage
With positive adj/verb: "quite...", "very...". With negative verb: "not easily...", "hard to...".
📚Examples
この本は表紙があまり目立たないけれど、内容はなかなか面白いですよ。
Kono hon wa hyoushi ga amari medatanai keredo, naiyou wa nakanaka omoshiroi desu yo.
The cover of this book doesn't stand out much, but the content is actually quite interesting.
約束の時間を30分も過ぎたのに、彼がなかなか来なくて少し心配です。
Yakusoku no jikan wo sanjuppun mo sugita noni, kare ga nakanaka konakute sukoshi shinpai desu.
Although it's 30 minutes past the promised time, he won't come and I am a little worried.
外国語の勉強を始めたばかりなのに、彼女の発音はなかなか上手だ。
Gaikokugo no benkyou wo hajimeta bakari na noni, kanojo no hatsuon wa nakanaka jouzu da.
Even though she just started studying a foreign language, her pronunciation is quite good.
今日の宿題は量が多くて難しいため、夜遅くなってもなかなか終わらない。
Kyou no shukudai wa ryou ga ookute muzukashii tame, yoru osoku natte mo nakanaka owaranai.
Today's homework has a lot of volume and is difficult, so it just won't finish even though it is late at night.
初めて彼が作った料理を食べたが、味付けがなかなか良くて驚いた。
Hajimete kare ga tsukutta ryouri wo tabeta ga, ajitsuke ga nakanaka yokute odoroita.
I ate the dish he cooked for the first time, and I was surprised that the seasoning was quite good.
お互いに仕事が忙しくてスケジュールが合わず、彼にはなかなか会えない。
Otagai ni shigoto ga isogashikute sukejuuru ga awazu, kare ni wa nakanaka aenai.
Because our schedules don't match due to being busy with work, it's hard to meet him.
スーパーで適当に買った安いワインだったが、飲んでみるとなかなか美味しい。
Suupaa de tekitou ni katta yasui wain datta ga, nonde miru to nakanaka oishii.
It was just cheap wine I randomly bought at the supermarket, but when I drank it, it was quite delicious.
みんなの意見がバラバラでまとまらないため、会議での結論がなかなか決まらない。
Minna no iken ga barabara de matomaranai tame, kaigi de no ketsuron ga nakanaka kimaranai.
Because everyone's opinions are divided and not unified, we can't easily reach a conclusion in the meeting.
このパソコンのソフトは機能がたくさんあるが、使い方がなかなか難しい。
Kono pasokon no sofuto wa kinou ga takusan aru ga, tsukaikata ga nakanaka muzukashii.
This computer software has many functions, but how to use it is quite difficult.
昨日落とした大事な指輪を探しているのだが、草むらの中でなかなか見つからない。
Kinou otoshita daiji na yubiwa wo sagashite iru no da ga, kusamura no naka de nakanaka mitsukaranai.
I am looking for the important ring I dropped yesterday, but I just can't find it in the grass.