やるつきゃないよ

[aimin_hi]

Hello, I was trying to find out how to translate this sentence into English.

「やるつきゃないよ」

I asked some friends, but they weren't able to give me a clear answer. "Must keep on fighting"? I didn't feel it was 100% right. Can someone clarify? Thank you ^^

 

[ralian]

「やるっきゃないよ」 is a colloquial form of 「やるしかない」 which means:
All you can do is to try.

 

[GaijinPunch]

Sounds like it should be やるしかないよ but with some type of accent thrown in maybe?
verb + しかない = the only option is to [verb].

 

[ralian]

That's correct.
It can be:
"The only option is to <verb>"

 

[Kansai]

It was a TV star who started to say「やるっきゃないよ」in stead of 「やるしかないよ」about 10-15 years ago in Japan. At first people thought it sounded quite strange but then it became popular. I wonder if it is out now. I dare not to say it is colloquial.

 

[CorDarei]

It was a TV star who started to say「やるっきゃないよ」in stead of 「やるしかないよ」about 10-15 years ago in Japan. At first people thought it sounded quite strange but then it became popular. I wonder if it is out now. I dare not to say it is colloquial.

I've heard it in a couple anime shows this year, so I think it's safe to say that it's not too old-fashioned.