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What's the meaning of 'kinda'?
Kinda means 'a little', right? But, Can I always use it with that meaning? For example:
1) She's kinda beutiful
2) It's kinda boring.
3) I'm kinda busy
4) A: Would you like some beer?
B: Kinda
5) I speak kinda German
Can anybody give me some examples?
23 февр. 2014 г., 15:09
Ответы · 9
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I would also say that you wouldn't "kinda want a beer". Kinda means the same as sort of, which shows mild interest or mild ability. To say someone is kinda beautiful comes off as a mild insult, implying that she is not beautiful at all, but perhaps is not ugly.
23 февраля 2014 г.
kinda means kind of, and the examples you gave are right except the last one, you say "i kind of speak german" and this means you speak german but you are not very good at it.
23 февраля 2014 г.
kinda = kind of
24 февраля 2014 г.
The other answers are correct about the meaning. However, note that "kinda" and "sorta" are highly informal contractions -- far more informal than "can't", "shouldn't", etc. Consequently, "kinda" and "sorta" have NO place in formal, written English, except for quoting informal English.
24 февраля 2014 г.
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