What does "もんだなって" mean?


I'm reading a manga and I found that phrase. What is it supposed to mean? Is
it some kind of informal way to speak?

This is the full sentence:

男でもいけるもんだなって思ってさ




There are several things here.

  * `もん` is colloquial for `もの`
  * `だ` is the usual copula
  * `な` here is the variation of `ね` usually used to imply wondering or wishfulness. Sometimes written as `なあ` or `なぁ`.
  * `って` can be thought of as contraction of `と言う`, though it can mean other things as well.

So, without knowing the context (`いける` may mean several things), the whole
phrase could be translated as:

"Being a guy is not too bad either, you know. That's what I think, anyway."




There are several things here.

  * `もん` is colloquial for `もの`
  * `だ` is the usual copula
  * `な` here is the variation of `ね` usually used to imply wondering or wishfulness. Sometimes written as `なあ` or `なぁ`.
  * `って` can be thought of as contraction of `と言う`, though it can mean other things as well.

So, without knowing the context (`いける` may mean several things), the whole
phrase could be translated as:

"Being a guy is not too bad either, you know. That's what I think, anyway."

