Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
しゃあねえよ
English translation:
I can\'t help it/there\'s nothing I can do/I have no choice
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しゃあねえよ
しゃあねえよな女がよろこびゃ...
| 5 +5 | I can't help it/there's nothing I can do/I have no choice |
Nathan Appel (X)
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| 3 +2 | Dialect of しょうがないよな～ |
conejo
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| 4 +1 | I would wind up doing it |
Isamu NOZAKI (X)
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Non-PRO (2): Peishun CHIANG, TCN6YR
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Proposed translations
I can't help it/there's nothing I can do/I have no choice
Dialect of しょうがないよな～
しょうがないよな～、女が喜びゃ。
Depending on the context it could mean a lot of things.
It can't be helped...
What do you expect...
It's useless...
Or, it could even have the connotation of困った子だね。。。or something to that effect.
| agree |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
4 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Joyce A
6 hrs
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Thanks
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| neutral |
Yumico Tanaka (X)
: I agree, but it's not a dialect, it's rather a colloqual expression.
7 hrs
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| neutral |
bishan sharma
: Yumico San, is this expression used all over Japan?
1 day 10 hrs
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I would wind up doing it
I would wind up doing it if a girl gets happy.
The guy will finally do what they are talking about because he wants to make the girl happy (and possibly get some, significantly depending on the situation).
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