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I am confused by the use of `なんか`, especially after the て-form of a verb. What
do: `あきらめてなんかない`, `消えてなんかない` mean? How do they differ from simply saying
`あきらめていない`, `消えていない`? What is the purpose of `なんか`？
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なんか after て- form of a verb
Not really different from
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/421/usage-
of-%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A6-and-%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%8B-as-emphasis).
Basically a weak `は`.

For your examples, they're essentially the same as `あきらめては(い)ない` and
`消えては(い)ない` with the added nuance of `なんか` that the other post explains.
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For me なんか keeps his meaning whatever its position. In this case, it's often
to make your point. It can express surprise, anger etc...

> あきらめてなんかない => I did not give up "and it's not close".
>
> あきらめていない => I did not give up.
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なんか (何か）means "something" so in this case it can be taken as "or anything of
the sort", "...it's nothing like that", or "in any way". It gives emphasis
against an assumption or statement by others and is used only in negative
statements.

I would always include the い (...なんかいない rather than ...なんかない).
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Paul Richter's answer is partially right in the sense that `なんか` adds
"emphasis against an assumption or statement by others and is used only in
negative statements", but more accurately, `なんか` used here is not the same as
`何か`, and it means `such thing as`.

> あきらめていない  
>  'I have not given up.'
>
> あきらめて **なんか** (い)ない  
>  'I haven't done **such thing as** giving up.'
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