Grammar behind 届けねえとなんねえな


> んじゃあ、生きのいいうちに届けねえとなんねえな

Context: an employee which seems to deliver something for a store.

My take on the first half is: Well, (if I don't deliver/I have to deliver) it
while I'm still full of vigor/energy...

What's with the なんねえな part? I can't get anything out of it apart from the な at
the end.




> 届けねえとなんねえな

It's a colloquial, contracted pronunciation of...

> 届けないとならないな

which means "have to deliver".

ない ⇒ ねえ  
ならない ⇒ なんねえ

Related threads:

  * [What is じゃねぇか? What is its original form?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18454/9831)
  * [わからない vs わかね in My Boss My Hero](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/13069/9831)

As you may know, 「～ないとならない」 means "have to" "must". (≈「～なければならない」「～ないといけない」)




> 届けねえとなんねえな

It's a colloquial, contracted pronunciation of...

> 届けないとならないな

which means "have to deliver".

ない ⇒ ねえ  
ならない ⇒ なんねえ

Related threads:

  * [What is じゃねぇか? What is its original form?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18454/9831)
  * [わからない vs わかね in My Boss My Hero](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/13069/9831)

As you may know, 「～ないとならない」 means "have to" "must". (≈「～なければならない」「～ないといけない」)

