Never mind that, what about the exam with いいから

Vocabulary Explanation: Don't worry about it with いいから

After failing an exam, Nako has to take a make-up exam. Bocchi provides her notes to help Nako learn the material better. After the test, Nako finds Bocchi and their friends waiting for her.

ぼっち:: 「なこちゃん！」; “Nako-chan!”
なこ:: 「なんだ皆(みんな)　待(ま)っててくれたのか」; “Hey everyone. You've been waiting for me?”
アル:: 「いいから追試(ついし)は？」; “Never mind that, how'd the make-up exam go?”

Key Points

1いいから = never mind that

Here, Aru dismisses Nako’s surprise about everyone waiting and jumps straight to the exam result.
This is a common conversational use of いいから, not the literal meaning “because it’s good.”

2Abrupt omitted middle: いいから追試(ついし)は？

The fuller idea is something like “そんなことはいいから、追試はどうだった？”
Japanese often leaves out the predictable middle when the speaker wants to move the conversation along quickly.

3追試(ついし) = “make-up exam”

追試 is an extra exam taken after failing or missing the original one.

4Topic-marking は with the rest omitted

In “追試は？”, は sets up “the make-up exam” as the topic, while the actual question is left unsaid.
The natural meaning is “What about the make-up exam?” or “How did the make-up exam go?”

ちゃん is an affectionate, informal suffix attached to names, used mainly for children, close friends, and family members.

Never mind that, what about the exam with いいから

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