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21 0 nakanaka
Nakanaka can be used with adjectives that have of positive meaning and
with the negative verb when it implies slowness or difficulty. Observe the
following examples which contain six adverbs of degree: nakanaka, totemo,
hvo ni, taihen, kanari, and kekkd.
When nakanaka is used with an affirmative predicate, it can be replaced by
the five adverbs: toterno, hvd ni, kanari, taihen, and kekk6. But when
nakanaka is used with a negative verb as in [lc], it cannot be replaced by
either of the five adverbs. The crucial differences among the five adverbs are
shown in [2].
b. &O~ld!.;fi.lfb:~b~, ICf7Li /fi>&bJ /??27%/*A
21 &ham
(Despite his appearance, he drinks quite a lot.)
