なかなか〜ない

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nakanaka-nai');

{
  "id": "nakanaka-nai",
  "pattern": "なかなか〜ない",
  "romaji": "nakanaka ... nai",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "not easily; just won't; not readily",
  "formation": "なかなか + Verb-nai",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "バスがなかなか来ない。",
      "furigana": "バスがなかなか{来|こ}ない。",
      "en": "The bus just isn't coming."
    },
    {
      "ja": "漢字がなかなか覚えられません。",
      "furigana": "{漢字|かんじ}がなかなか{覚|おぼ}えられません。",
      "en": "I just can't seem to memorize kanji."
    },
    {
      "ja": "子どもがなかなか寝てくれない。",
      "furigana": "{子|こ}どもがなかなか{寝|ね}てくれない。",
      "en": "The kids just won't go to sleep."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "negation",
    "degree"
  ],
  "notes": "Shows that something doesn't happen as quickly or easily as hoped. With a positive form, なかなか means 'quite' (なかなかおいしい).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9a2d4017f864261709ebc262329c68af09f9ca0015f696bcc6ec0e12a1dd337d",
    "meanings": [
      "迟迟不",
      "不容易"
    ],
    "formation": "なかなか＋动词否定形",
    "explanation": "表示事情没有像期待的那样轻易或迅速发生。",
    "notes": "接肯定形式时，なかなか也可表示“相当”。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "バスがなかなか来ない。",
        "zh": "公共汽车迟迟不来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "漢字がなかなか覚えられません。",
        "zh": "汉字怎么也记不住。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "子どもがなかなか寝てくれない。",
        "zh": "孩子迟迟不肯睡觉。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#nakanaka-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "dc1aa6b52251b0ec28048d393ae2cbe83d135a7e133a4c21121775a773fbcf0f"
  }
}