あなたも なかなか やるやないの〜
Um... is this supposed to be a form of [positive verb] [negative verb] chaining together? What does it mean?
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2なかなかやるやないの＞なかなかやるじゃないの. Is that what got you or is it what it means?– bobbinonzeoceanFeb 1, 2015 at 17:45
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Not to be confused with the grammar pattern や否{いな}や– ssbFeb 2, 2015 at 5:59
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2This is a prime example of what I call the "affirmative じゃない". In this case, however, a dialectal やない is being used instead of the standard じゃない.– user4032Feb 2, 2015 at 10:56
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Thanks! So it's kind of like, "isn't it?"– 5argonFeb 2, 2015 at 14:44
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1If you are talkng to me, yes. It is saying "You are doing (or 'have done') [Action X] pretty good, aren't (or 'haven't') you?" Problem is quite a few J-learners seem to take it to mean the exact opposite.– user4032Feb 2, 2015 at 22:16
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I'm not sure due to lack of context, but there's a high likelihood that it's in Kansai-ben/Kansai dialect.
What's written is Kansai-ben negation. The Hyojungo/standard version would be
あなたも なかなか やるじゃないの〜
Here are some links that should be helpful:
- List of Hyojungo to Osaka-ben suffix conversions. Please refer to the 8th listing. (in Japanese)
- Wikipedia Kansai-ben page for further reading. (in English)
Hope that helps!
やるやないの
This is a Japanese dialect used mainly the Kansai region (Hyogo, Osaka, etc.).
Perhaps you have misunderstood which words are being used in the sentence:
≠ 「やる」 + 「やらない」
≒ 「やるじゃない（の）」
