The translation for 思い切った


> あいつ にしちゃ 思い切った な。

I had a hard time to translate this short sentence. And after I looked around
from many sources, I found these clues.

> 思い切った
>
> 普通では考えられないような。おどろくほど大胆な。 「 －処置を取る」

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にしては (= ni shitewa)

(casual contraction) にしちゃ (= ni shicha)

source: Grammar Lesson from Maggie Sensei's site

> あいつ にしちゃ 思い切った な。

My translation:

> It's surprisingly bold for (that guy / he / she).

Did I translate the sentence properly, yet?




> 「あいつ にしちゃ 思{おも}い切{き}った な。」

Without any context -- without even another word or any explanation of the
context -- native speakers will know **two things** for certain from this
short sentence.

**1) This dude （あいつ） made a big decision and executed it**.

We know that because 「思い切る」 as a verb means " **to get up the nerve to do
something drastic/unusual** ".

The fact that you, for some reason, looked up the meaning of 「思い切った」 as an
**adjectival phrase** ended up affecting your translation attempt because that
forced you to deal with a verb-less sentence.

**2) The dude is not the kind of person who is known to take such (drastic)
actions**.

We know this from the 「あいつ **にしちゃ** 」 part, which means " **considering the
kind of person that he is** ". 「にしちゃ」 (colloquial form of 「にしては」) has that
type of built-in emphasizing factor.

My own TL:

> "For/Considering the kind of person that he is, he has done something very
> drastic."




> 「あいつ にしちゃ 思{おも}い切{き}った な。」

Without any context -- without even another word or any explanation of the
context -- native speakers will know **two things** for certain from this
short sentence.

**1) This dude （あいつ） made a big decision and executed it**.

We know that because 「思い切る」 as a verb means " **to get up the nerve to do
something drastic/unusual** ".

The fact that you, for some reason, looked up the meaning of 「思い切った」 as an
**adjectival phrase** ended up affecting your translation attempt because that
forced you to deal with a verb-less sentence.

**2) The dude is not the kind of person who is known to take such (drastic)
actions**.

We know this from the 「あいつ **にしちゃ** 」 part, which means " **considering the
kind of person that he is** ". 「にしちゃ」 (colloquial form of 「にしては」) has that
type of built-in emphasizing factor.

My own TL:

> "For/Considering the kind of person that he is, he has done something very
> drastic."

