We will translate the following sentences using the Japanese words for ‘something’ and ‘nothing,’ ‘何か（なにか）’ and ‘何も（なにも）.’

In these instances, ‘何か（なにか）’ and ‘何も（なにも）’ do not require other particles, even though they work just like typical objects in sentences. Later, we will learn how to combine them with particles like ‘に’ and ‘で.’

We already know all the words used in this dialogue, so we can answer as follows:
Q：今朝、何か食べましたか？（けさ、なにか食べましたか？）
A：いいえ、今朝、何も食べませんでした。（いいえ、けさ、なにも食べませんでした。）

We will translate the following sentences using the Japanese words for ‘something’ and ‘nothing,’ ‘何か（なにか）’ and ‘何も（なにも）.’

In these instances, ‘何か（なにか）’ and ‘何も（なにも）’ do not require other particles, even though they work just like typical objects in sentences. Later, we will learn how to combine them with particles like ‘に’ and ‘で.’

We already know all the words used in this statement, so we can answer as follows:
よしえさんは何か言っていましたが、わかりませんでした。
（よしえさんはなにかいっていましたが、わかりませんでした。）

We will translate the following sentences using the Japanese words for ‘something’ and ‘nothing,’ ‘何か（なにか）’ and ‘何も（なにも）.’

In these instances, ‘何か（なにか）’ and ‘何も（なにも）’ do not require other particles, even though they work just like typical objects in sentences. Later, we will learn how to combine them with particles like ‘に’ and ‘で.’

We already know all the words used in this statement, so we can answer as follows:
何か飲みませんか。
（なにか飲みませんか。）