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いいな；いいなあ；いいなー；いいなぁ

1.	[int] ▶ that's good ▶ that's nice
2.	[int] ▶ wow, I'm jealous! ▶ you (he/she/they) are so lucky!

History:

10.	D 2021-06-22 10:36:17 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Quiet. Closing.
9.	A* 2021-06-16 06:00:23 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Reopening, but not for too long.
8.	D 2021-06-16 05:59:46 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I don't think we'll get a working entry out of this. It's いい (most senses) plus な in various forms, and the actual meaning depends totally on context, intonation, body language, etc. The original eikaiwa reference is probably correct with the "jealous" meaning, but it also means so many other things it's quite wrong to have an entry with that alone. We'd need about 10 senses to cover all the possible meanings in all situations. I'm deleting this (to shorten the queue) and I'll reopen it to see if anyone else wants to continue the discussion or come up with a solution.
7.	A* 2021-06-15 04:07:49 Nicolas Maia
	Comments:	I think removing the nuance of jealousy severely limits the usefulness of this entry. I don't think it's a good idea.
6.	A* 2021-06-15 00:20:36 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I don't think we can translate a short and simple expression like いいな as "I'm jealous" or "you're so lucky". It's what's implied in certain contexts but it's no different from "wow" or "nice" in that respect.
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5.	A* 2021-06-14 15:44:22
	Comments:	not necessarily "you".
	Diff:	@@ -24 +24 @@ -<gloss>you're so lucky!</gloss> +<gloss>you (he/she/they) are so lucky!</gloss>
4.	A* 2021-06-14 12:13:46 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	いいな 6054584 いいなぁ < 20 ! いいなあ 1253671 いいなー 709225 Tatoeba: あなたのように英語が話せたらいいなあ。 I wish I could speak English like you. ああ、バスタブ付きがいいな。 Oh, a bath, please. この喫茶店、居心地がいいな。 This coffee shop is cozy. すしもいいけど、タイ料理のほうがもっといいなぁ。 Sushi is good, but Thai dishes are better.
	Comments:	As Robin points out, it can also mean the same as the usual いいな/いいね, so I'm suggesting that sense 1 of いいね be brought in too. In many ways this is just いい plus sense #5 of な (wow; ooh), or いい plus なあ. Given how common it is, maybe it should be included, but the glossing needs to cover the full range of meanings, if possible.
	Diff:	@@ -5 +5 @@ -<reb>いいなぁ</reb> +<reb>いいな</reb> @@ -12,0 +13,8 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>いいなぁ</reb> +</r_ele> +<sense> +<pos>∫</pos> +<gloss>that's good</gloss> +<gloss>that's nice</gloss> +</sense>
3.	A* 2021-06-14 01:43:45 Nicolas Maia
	Comments:	As an interjection, this is the sole meaning.
	Diff:	@@ -14 +13,0 @@ -<pos>&exp;</pos>
2.	A* 2021-06-14 00:48:33 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5 examples: 老後は故郷に安住できたらいいな.　After I retire, it would be nice to settle down to a quiet life in my old hometown. やっぱりモーツァルトはいいなあ.　Yeah, Mozart's the one. 「これは私のおごりだ」「気前がいいな」　"This is my treat."―"That's big of you." これ, 彼女が作ったの? ちょっといいな.　She made this one? It's not bad.
	Comments:	It can be used similarly to いいね. It doesn't have one specific meaning. I'm not sure it's worth adding. The glosses would need to be quite general.
1.	A* 2021-06-13 14:05:04 Nicolas Maia
	Refs:	https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/18792/
	Comments:	Very common and definitely not the same as いいね. Useful entry for beginners.

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