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What does なあって mean here?
なあって is not a contraction of any specific words.
なあ is the same as な, the sentence-end particle. It has several functions, but in this case, it's simply "oh" or "really".
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What does なあって mean here?
なあ, like ねえ, is a particle used to soften a statement and invite confirmation, but having a somewhat rougher, rustic, flavour about it, な・なあ particularly being used when talking to oneself; and って is ...
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