Below is a sentence I've come across in a manga that I'm unsure of how to
translate. The context is some girls are watching a voyeur video of one of the
girls undressing.

> もう早送りで / よいのでは！ (the / represents a new column of text.)

I think it has something to do with fast-forwarding the video, but I don't
know. I'm especially unsure of what the "のでは" means. How does the "は" particle
work at the end of a sentence? Is it supposed to be "わ" instead? Any help is
appreciated. Thanks!
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What does "のでは" mean at the end of a sentence?
It is 「は」, not 「わ」. The 「は」 here is of course pronounced 「わ」 because it is a
particle.

> 「もう[早送]{はやおく}りでよいのでは！」 ＝
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> 「もう早送りでよいのでは **ないか** (ないだろうか, ないでしょうか, etc.)！」

The last part is not said but is understood between the speaker and listener.
This happens **so very** often in Japanese.

> "Maybe we should just fast-forward it from here on?"

「のでは」 is used to make a suggestion.
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