Grammar of 仕方ないな


Shouldn't it be 仕方 **が** ないな? And what is the function of な?

The context is:

> A: 出かけようとした時に、電話があったんです。  
>  B: そうか。それじゃ、まあ、 **仕方ないな** 。

よろしくお願いします。




Some particles are often omitted in speech (は, が, を, occasionally に), so 仕方ない
is a spoken variant of 仕方がない. Example: これあげるよ. (を is omitted)

The sentence-final な is somewhat related to sentence-final ね. Whereas ね is
involving the listener as well, often by asking for their confirmation or
agreement, な is used to mark "self speech" that doesn't really involve the
listener. E.g. "Huh, so it's like that" (thinking to oneself)

The following is a comparative translation that exaggerates the nuance to make
it more explicit:

> "仕方ないな" = Oh well, I guess it can't be helped. (B accepts the excuse)

> "仕方ない（よ）ね" There's nothing you could have done, right? (B is looking for A
> to reaffirm them - this is unnatural in the dialogue you gave.)

"な" is used often by men, whereas ね is used by all genders.




Some particles are often omitted in speech (は, が, を, occasionally に), so 仕方ない
is a spoken variant of 仕方がない. Example: これあげるよ. (を is omitted)

The sentence-final な is somewhat related to sentence-final ね. Whereas ね is
involving the listener as well, often by asking for their confirmation or
agreement, な is used to mark "self speech" that doesn't really involve the
listener. E.g. "Huh, so it's like that" (thinking to oneself)

The following is a comparative translation that exaggerates the nuance to make
it more explicit:

> "仕方ないな" = Oh well, I guess it can't be helped. (B accepts the excuse)

> "仕方ない（よ）ね" There's nothing you could have done, right? (B is looking for A
> to reaffirm them - this is unnatural in the dialogue you gave.)

"な" is used often by men, whereas ね is used by all genders.

