what does なってしもう mean?

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うち、あんたなしじゃあ生きていかれへん体になってしもうたんや。

My unsure translation: "House （うち）, I become（なってしもう？？） a body（体） who can't go on living（生きていかれへん） without you（あんたなし）".

whats going on with the なってしもう？ Is it a casual/conversational version of　なってしまう? Also what's that たん doing in there?

Nikolas · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-08 01:55:44Z

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I believe you're translating a bit of Kansai dialect there. http://hougen.u-biq.org/osakaben.html

うち means "I" in this context, and yes, according to the page above, しまう becomes しもう with Kansai dialect. -ない also becomes -へん.

Your translation isn't too far off. I think it would roughly be, "I've become someone who can't live without you."

answered Jul 8, 2017 at 1:55

Nikolas

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しまう becomes しもう --> た形（しまった⇒しもうた）て形（しまって⇒しもうて）以外では「しもう」にはなりませんけどね・・・　死んでしまう⇒死んでまう(×死んでしもう)　死んでしまいます⇒死んでまいます（×死んでしもいます）
– chocolate ♦
Jul 8, 2017 at 5:41

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chocolate · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-08 05:33:10Z

It's typical Kansai dialect speech.

うち、あんたなしじゃあ生きていかれへん体になってしもうたんや。
= あたし、あなたなしじゃ生きていけない体になってしまったんだ／しまったの。
= I've become such a woman who can't live [keep on living] without you.

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