しょうがねぇ same asしょうがない


I read a manga were it translated しょうがねぇ as "fine," but it doesn't make sense
contextually and "it can't be helped" would make much more sense .




## Short Answer

I think that your question is already answered
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/50340/22352), but I'll include the
highlights here.

しょうがない and しょうがねぇ are identical in definition. What you are noticing here is a
subtle difference in conjugation.

しょうがない is defined by
[jisho.org](http://jisho.org/word/%E4%BB%95%E6%A7%98%E3%81%8C%E7%84%A1%E3%81%84)
as `it cannot be helped;it is inevitable;there is no point (doing something
about it;(etc.).` When you look up the definition of しょうがねぇ on
[jisho.org](http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C%E3%81%AD%E3%81%87),
your top result is the listing for しょうがない.

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## The Grammar

This happens all the time with い-type adjectives (and ない). The purpose of the
grammar is to show a little more emotion, but sometimes it is also used for
the sake of being informal. It should be noted that you _should not_ use this
grammar in situations where you are trying to use polite or formal speech,
because it is neither polite nor formal.

Using this grammar is easy. Simply turn the い sound into the え sound. For
example:

> すごい ー＞ すげぇ (you will also see すげー)  
>  じゃない ー＞ じゃねぇ (or じゃねー)  
>  やばい ー＞ やべぇ

You will encounter this grammar regularly in informal speech, anime, and
manga. I _would not_ use this in formal/polite speech.

