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VocabJLPT N3

somehow or other

Adverb

Definitions

1. somehow or other
2. for some reason or another

This phrase means "somehow" or "for some reason," used when you have a vague feeling or intuition but cannot explain it clearly. It conveys a sense of doing or feeling something without a specific conscious reason.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The way she laughs just feels kind of put on, you know?

Sentence 2

Her reply sounds kind of like she's mad, doesn't it?

Sentence 3

Something a friend said made me feel somehow small.

Sentence 4

I'm kind of tired of hearing that excuse!

Sentence 5

Doesn't the background music in that place feel somehow unsettling?