VOCABULARY
ううむやな
u
う
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mu
む
ya
や
na
な
vague / unsettled / non-committal
hmm, i see, well, that's a point, hmm, you're right
interjection
phrase
Example sentences
ううむやな、それも一理あるね。
Well, that's a point, there's some truth in that too.
ううむやな、確かに君の言う通りだ。
Hmm, you're right, it's certainly just as you say.
ううむやな、なるほどそういうことか。
Hmm, I see, so that's how it is.
ううむやな、その意見は無視できない。
Well, that's a point, that opinion can't be ignored.
Practice exercises
1
難しい問いに、教授は腕を組んで「ううむやな」と考え込んだ。
Faced with the difficult question, the professor crossed his arms and pondered, "Hmm, I see."
Answer
ううむやな
2
彼の鋭い指摘に、私は少し考え込み、「ううむやな」と頷かざるを得なかった。
To his sharp point, I pondered a little and could not help nodding, "Hmm, you're right."
Answer
ううむやな
3
「ううむやな」と彼はつぶやいた。
"Hmm, you're right." he muttered.
Answer
ううむやな
4
私の意見に、彼は「ううむやな」と答えた。
To my opinion, he replied, "Hmm, that's a point."
Answer
ううむやな
5
彼は会議での提案に対して、ただ「ううむやな」とだけ答えた。
To the proposal at the meeting, he only answered "hmm, well" in a non-committal way.
Answer
ううむやな