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Understanding and grammar meaning behind “やったことないしなー”


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I'm reading a Japanese manga and I found this "maybe" slang sentence. A female character is asked to perform as actress in a school movie and her answer is:




"えーー女優とか、やったことないしなー"




My guess is "An actress? I've never done it" but the grammar meaning looks obscure. Maybe I'm wrong but two negations arise: "ない" and "しなー." I think it's a contraction coming from "しない" or "しなかった". Probably some particles have been omitted too.










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    I'm reading a Japanese manga and I found this "maybe" slang sentence. A female character is asked to perform as actress in a school movie and her answer is:




    "えーー女優とか、やったことないしなー"




    My guess is "An actress? I've never done it" but the grammar meaning looks obscure. Maybe I'm wrong but two negations arise: "ない" and "しなー." I think it's a contraction coming from "しない" or "しなかった". Probably some particles have been omitted too.










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      I'm reading a Japanese manga and I found this "maybe" slang sentence. A female character is asked to perform as actress in a school movie and her answer is:




      "えーー女優とか、やったことないしなー"




      My guess is "An actress? I've never done it" but the grammar meaning looks obscure. Maybe I'm wrong but two negations arise: "ない" and "しなー." I think it's a contraction coming from "しない" or "しなかった". Probably some particles have been omitted too.










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      I'm reading a Japanese manga and I found this "maybe" slang sentence. A female character is asked to perform as actress in a school movie and her answer is:




      "えーー女優とか、やったことないしなー"




      My guess is "An actress? I've never done it" but the grammar meaning looks obscure. Maybe I'm wrong but two negations arise: "ない" and "しなー." I think it's a contraction coming from "しない" or "しなかった". Probably some particles have been omitted too.







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          しなー isn't a contracted negation. Rather, you have the sentence ending particle な preceded by し, which indicates a partial list of reasons.



          Given the usage of the particles my understanding is as follows:




          Whaaat? But I haven't acted before (among other reasons).




          Note that the な at the end of the sentence also indicates that she isn't super confident in her ability either.






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          • If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

            – ajsmart
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          • Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

            – Domenico Famularo
            Sep 30 at 17:17











          • @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

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          しなー isn't a contracted negation. Rather, you have the sentence ending particle な preceded by し, which indicates a partial list of reasons.



          Given the usage of the particles my understanding is as follows:




          Whaaat? But I haven't acted before (among other reasons).




          Note that the な at the end of the sentence also indicates that she isn't super confident in her ability either.






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          • If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:08











          • Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

            – Domenico Famularo
            Sep 30 at 17:17











          • @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:19
















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          しなー isn't a contracted negation. Rather, you have the sentence ending particle な preceded by し, which indicates a partial list of reasons.



          Given the usage of the particles my understanding is as follows:




          Whaaat? But I haven't acted before (among other reasons).




          Note that the な at the end of the sentence also indicates that she isn't super confident in her ability either.






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          • If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:08











          • Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

            – Domenico Famularo
            Sep 30 at 17:17











          • @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:19














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          しなー isn't a contracted negation. Rather, you have the sentence ending particle な preceded by し, which indicates a partial list of reasons.



          Given the usage of the particles my understanding is as follows:




          Whaaat? But I haven't acted before (among other reasons).




          Note that the な at the end of the sentence also indicates that she isn't super confident in her ability either.






          share|improve this answer
















          しなー isn't a contracted negation. Rather, you have the sentence ending particle な preceded by し, which indicates a partial list of reasons.



          Given the usage of the particles my understanding is as follows:




          Whaaat? But I haven't acted before (among other reasons).




          Note that the な at the end of the sentence also indicates that she isn't super confident in her ability either.







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          • If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

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          • Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

            – Domenico Famularo
            Sep 30 at 17:17











          • @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:19


















          • If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:08











          • Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

            – Domenico Famularo
            Sep 30 at 17:17











          • @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

            – ajsmart
            Sep 30 at 17:19

















          If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

          – ajsmart
          Sep 30 at 17:08





          If you want a more accurate translation from me, you will have to supply more context that leads up to the quote you have listed currently.

          – ajsmart
          Sep 30 at 17:08













          Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

          – Domenico Famularo
          Sep 30 at 17:17





          Many thanks! The sentence is related to an answer a manga character gives about a request to perform as an actress in a school movie.

          – Domenico Famularo
          Sep 30 at 17:17













          @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

          – ajsmart
          Sep 30 at 17:19






          @DomenicoFamularo Please edit your question to include more information. Please include a couple lines of text from the manga ahead of the quotation of interest. Specifically, the question that leads to the answer, as well as the answer in full.

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