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I saw this sentence in manga and I had trouble with it:

> そういう子なんだってだけで俺が怒ってもどうしようもない

I would like to know how we can translate なんだって in this case.
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What does なんだって mean in this case? 「そういう子なんだってだけで...」
> そういう子 **なんだって** だけで俺{おれ}が怒{おこ}ってもどうしようもない

「なんだって」 in this sentence is the informal form of 「なのだという」.

Thus, in the first half of the sentence, someone is being described as
「そういう子なんだ/なのだ」 (" _ **S/he is just that type of kid/person**_.")

Having said that, this sentence can still mean _**two**_ different things
without further context. Those are:

>   1. "S/he is just that type of kid **and** there is no point in me getting
> angry (about it)."
>

>   2. "There is no point in me getting angry **only because** s/he is that
> kind of kid."
>

One of the two should fit the context. There could not be another meaning.

_**Other common usages of 「なんだって」:**_

・Synonymous with 「なんでも」 (" _ **anything**_ "). Informal form of 「なんであっても」

「暑{あつ}い！なにか飲{の}み物{もの}ない？飲み物なら **なんだって** いい。」

・Synonymous with 「なぜ」 (" _ **why**_ "). Informal form of 「なんだといって」.

「 **なんだって** 一人で夜{よる}に新宿{しんじゅく}なんか行ったの！」
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