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Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it? - flyingsleeves - 2010-06-21
From Princess Mononoke:
アラァ！！ やっぱり いい男じゃない
Araa!! Yappari ii otoko ja nai
Oh!! I knew it, you are a good-looking man!
ja nai is negative, so why doesn't it mean, "I knew you weren't a good man."?
Thanks!
Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it? - Womacks23 - 2010-06-21
It's not really a negative sentence. The じゃない is just looking for confirmation.
Think of it like this : I knew it, you are a good guy aren't you?
Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it? - flyingsleeves - 2010-06-21
Ah that makes sense. Thank you!
I guess it's a bit like ne or desho?