がな

particle used to indicate the speaker's…

Meanings

がな · がなあ

  1. particle, at sentence-end particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
  2. colloquial, at sentence-end emphatic particle
  3. often associated with an interrogative particle adding uncertainty

In sentences

砂糖さとうがない。 We have no sugar. #739216

時間じかんがない。 There's no time. #2633830

鍵かぎがないと。 I need my keys. #3551981

時間じかんがない! There’s no time! #10085769

指輪ゆびわがない。 My ring is gone. #10367619

返事へんじがない。 There is no reply. #10901650

お金かねがない。 I don't have any money. #13511293

書かく紙かみがない。 There is no paper to write on. #147422