This is a Kansai way to end a sentence. It means "it is that..." or "I'm telling you, it's...". You use it to strongly explain something.
Noun + やねんPrimary
な-Adjective + やねんPrimary
This is a Kansai way to end a sentence. It means "it is that..." or "I'm telling you, it's...". You use it to strongly explain something.
ちゃうねん、これは俺の傘やねん！
No, that's not it! This is MY umbrella, I'm telling you!
昨日、実は誕生日やったねん。
Actually, yesterday was my birthday.
冗談やないねん。本気で言うてるんやで。
This isn't a joke. I'm being serious.
ほんま、あの人のことめっちゃ好きやねん。
For real, I really like that person a lot.
これ、限定品やねんけど、欲しかったら半分あげるで。
This is a limited edition item, but if you want it, I'll give you half.
This is different from "~yade". "~yade" just tells someone something. This is also different from "~yan". "~yan" asks for agreement. "~yanen" is for when you want to strongly explain something. It shows you are very sure.
Watch out: You use やねん after nouns. You also use it after な-adjectives. You do not use やねん after verbs. You do not use it after い-adjectives. For verbs and い-adjectives, use ねん instead. For example, say 食べるねん, not 食べるやねん.
Use this when you want to strongly say something is true. You are explaining why something is the way it is. It shows you think this information is important for the listener.
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