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Can you explain なんか??? くやしいから、なんか仕返ししたいな なんか、わかない  なんかいつもスマホいじってるし I hear my students say this often when brainstorming and also it occurs in text. What exactly does なんか mean in these separate situations? Thanks!

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My pleasure.
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Thanks everyone!
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As one of native Japanese speakers, I agree with Albert's comment. Thinking too much about the exact meaning of なんか won't get you anywhere because it is only "like". とか、なんか、そういうかんじです。 (so, like, I say like this).
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In this case, you express a kind of ambiguous feeling by "なんか". You often say it when you don't know what, how, why, or something.
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