Meaning of いいのかな and 逃げなくて


I am trying to understand this sentence:

> 君{きみ}は逃{に}げなくてもいいのかな～

But having some trouble working out what the second half means.

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    君{きみ} - you; buddy; pal​
    
    逃{に}げる - to escape; to run away​
    
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Where 逃げる is given in the negative form (to not run away).

I am struggling to understand:

  1. Can `ても` be translate to `but`? If so, what role does the `く` beore it play? Or am I not splitting that up correctly?

  2. I suspect `いいのかな` to mean "I wonder if it is good"

So the best I can come up with is

> You are not running away, but I wonder if that is good?

Another thought I had was is `にげなくて` negative `て` form of `逃げる`, in which case
`も` would translate to `also` giving

> You do not also run away (like the others), I wonder if that is good?

Would really appreciate any advice or pointers!




It looks like you are paying a little too much attention to every part of the
sentence. That, of course, is generally a good habit, but in this particular
case, it is only misleading you into thinking that the sentence is far more
complicated than it actually is.

> 「Verb in 連用形{れんようけい} (continuative form) + なくて（も）いい」

is an extremely common set phrase meaning:

> "one does not have/need to (verb)."

Likewise, the affirmative form:

> 「Verb in 連用形{れんようけい} (continuative form) + て（も）いい」

means:

> "one can (verb) if one wants to"

It means that one has that option if one so desires.

「逃げ」 is the 連用形 of 「逃げる」.

> 「～～なくて（も）いい」

by itself, already means " ** _okay without ~~_** ".

>   1. Can ても be translate to "but"? If so, what role does the く beore it
> play? Or am I not splitting that up correctly?
>

No, it cannot. Seems you are confusing 「ても」 and 「でも」. Only the latter can mean
"but".

Again, 「なく」 is the 連用形 of the subsidiary verb 「ない」. 連用形 is so important that
you could not really say anything meaningful without using it.

>   2. I suspect いいのかな to mean "I wonder if it is good"
>

Precisely!

My own TL:

> "I wonder if you don't have to run away."

Notice I did not use "I wnder if it is good" because that is already implied
in my TL.




It looks like you are paying a little too much attention to every part of the
sentence. That, of course, is generally a good habit, but in this particular
case, it is only misleading you into thinking that the sentence is far more
complicated than it actually is.

> 「Verb in 連用形{れんようけい} (continuative form) + なくて（も）いい」

is an extremely common set phrase meaning:

> "one does not have/need to (verb)."

Likewise, the affirmative form:

> 「Verb in 連用形{れんようけい} (continuative form) + て（も）いい」

means:

> "one can (verb) if one wants to"

It means that one has that option if one so desires.

「逃げ」 is the 連用形 of 「逃げる」.

> 「～～なくて（も）いい」

by itself, already means " ** _okay without ~~_** ".

>   1. Can ても be translate to "but"? If so, what role does the く beore it
> play? Or am I not splitting that up correctly?
>

No, it cannot. Seems you are confusing 「ても」 and 「でも」. Only the latter can mean
"but".

Again, 「なく」 is the 連用形 of the subsidiary verb 「ない」. 連用形 is so important that
you could not really say anything meaningful without using it.

>   2. I suspect いいのかな to mean "I wonder if it is good"
>

Precisely!

My own TL:

> "I wonder if you don't have to run away."

Notice I did not use "I wnder if it is good" because that is already implied
in my TL.

