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What does this use of まいな mean?

忘れちゃおるまいな From context he seems to be asking "You didn't forget how much I apologize to the dude"? But I'm not sure about this specific use.
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Issue with figuring out what [どう+なの] correctly translates to in the following sentence

I have translated most of the following sentence on my own, but I am having great difficulty in understanding then translating the ending of どうなの. 教え子の名前ぐらい、もう少し考えたらどうなの? According to nevan king ...
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What does "なのか" mean in 彼女 が 誰 なのか わかりますか?

彼女 が 誰 なのか わかりますか。is a question which has 2 "ka" question markers? or is it 2 questions? (Could it be translated as who is she? you know? ) And what does the "なの" means here? I think I've heard other ...
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What does お前…なぁ indicate?

If you say お前…なぁ(Omae… nā: you...) what is it that you're trying to say? Context: A girl cuts ties with her best friend, telling her it's because she's selfish. My doubt: なぁ could indicate a strong ...
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Is ~めぇし a possible typo?

Doing more reading in mangas and found ~めぇし. Here is the sentence: ここは地獄じゃあるめぇし! お前が死にそうな顔すんなよ! I perceived this as "This isn't hell." Though, it confused me when saw めぇし. I always thought it was ...
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かな ending in a sentence where the speaker is not uncertain of something

I've been going through a Japanese script of the popular anime "Fairy Tail" and trying to make sense of the translations in the English subtitles to become familiar with the language. I came across ...
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Help for translation: Object or agent? "お前に" or "お前を And person for "思ってる"

お前に私が殺せると思ってるのか? I'm not sure about this phrase. Is correct "お前に" or it's better "お前を". Is object or agent? And which person is correct for 思ってる? "お前" or "私" It's a line from a comic I'm trying to ...
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What does ぉ character mean in のぉ?

Can somebody explain the purpose of ぉ character in the end of the following sentence? What part of speech can be assigned to ぉ ? Can the ending の be glued up with ぉ? アドビにうまいことやられたのぉ。
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