Typo or am I missing something? 「ドイツ語も勉強しないとですね。」


Context: I have been chatting with a Japanese girl who is going to move to
Germany, and I asked if she had any experience with the German language and
told her I had been considering learning German recently.

Her response went along the lines of, "I'm very enthusiastic about learning
German..." and then...

> 素晴らしい。ドイツ語も勉強 **しない** とですね。

Am I right in thinking that means...

> Wonderful, if you **aren't** learning learning German too.

Am I missing something with the grammar/context here? Surely she would rather
say "Wonderful, if you're learning German too."? Could it be a typo? I am not
advanced enough in the language yet to know whether something is an obvious
mistake or not!




"sinai to" is short for "sinai to ikenai". She is saying that she must also
study German.




"sinai to" is short for "sinai to ikenai". She is saying that she must also
study German.

