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I was just wondering what is the translation for "いいのにな" in English. I'm kind
of confused about that "のに".
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What is the meaning of "いいのにな"?
It would be helpful if you gave the whole sentence, but you can probably take
it as, 'it would good if ... but this is (unfortunately) not the case', which
expresses a wish or regret.

For example, おばあちゃんがいるといいのにな

I wish grandma was here.

The な gives the sentence more feeling and makes it sound like the speaker is
talking to themselves.

<http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/skills/grammar/sentences/?grammarid=367>
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