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  2. /The particle なあ
  3. /jikan ga tarinai naa.

jikan ga tarinai naa.

時じ間かん が 足たりない なあ。jikan ga tarinai naa.
There's not enough time, is there.

なあ is used here to both express reflectiveness and seek confirmation

Note

なあ is used here to both express reflectiveness and seek confirmation

Breakdown of jikan ga tarinai naa.

がga
subject particle
時じ間かんjikan
time
足たりるtariru
to be sufficient, to be enough
なあnaa
versatile and expressive particle often used in conversational Japanese to convey a range of emotions, from reflection and emphasis to longing and admiration
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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita
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