Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT N4 course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

仕事中にお酒を飲むなんか、ありえません。

*しごとちゅうにおさけをのむなんか、ありえません。

 

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[My correction]

仕事中にお酒を飲むなんか、ありえません。
→仕事中にお酒を飲むなんて、ありえません。
There is no such thing as drinking alcohol on the job.

 

You can replace なんて with なんか when you emphasize the word which comes before なんか and express your feelings such as surprise (either positive or negative), disgust, admiration, happiness, disbelief, etc.

But you use なんか right after a noun, and you can’t use なんか after an adjective or verb.

◎お酒なんてありえません。(お酒; noun)
◎お酒なんかありえません。
◎お酒を飲むなんてありえません。(飲む; verb)
×お酒を飲むなんかありえません。

 

◎小(ちい)さい家(いえ)なんて住(す)めない。(家; noun)
◎小さい家なんか住めない。
◎家が小さいなんて嫌(いや)だ。(小さい; i-adjective)
×家が小さいなんか嫌だ。

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

In the JLPT course, all lessons come with homework, if you submit your homework, I will reply with corrections.
I can break down the Japanese grammar and point out mistakes, explaining the structure and nuances of Japanese in an easy-to-understand way.
You can also ask me any questions as much as you want. I will teach you until you get it!

 

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