Vocab Info

A2 Particle

がなparticle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. 'it would be nice if ...', 'I wish there were ...', etc.), emphatic particle, particle adding uncertainty

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Particle

      1.

      particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)

      at sentence-end,

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    2. Particle

      2.

    3. Particle

      3.

      particle adding uncertainty

      often associated with an interrogative

    All Forms

    がながなあ

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    Examples

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      風邪(かぜ)をひいた…(はや)(なお)るといいんだがな。

      I caught a cold... It would be nice if it gets better soon.

      • N1

      息子(むすこ)はもう30歳(さんじゅっさい)結婚(けっこん)相手(あいて)()つかると()いんだがな。

      My son is already 30 years old. It would be nice if he could find a marriage partner.

      • N1

      社長(しゃちょう)(ぼく)()()ってくれるといいんだがな…上手(うま)くいかないな。

      I wish the company's president would take a liking to me...but things aren't going well.

      • N1

      (かね)(そら)から()ってくれば()いんだがな…そんな(こと)()きないよなぁ…。

      'If only money fell from the sky... but such a thing won't happen, huh...'

      • N1

      人間(にんげん)不死身(ふじみ)になればいいんだがな…そうすれば(つま)とずっと一緒(いっしょ)にいれる。

      'It would be nice if humans could become immortal... then I could be with my wife forever.'

      • N1
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