I read a manga were it translated しょうがねぇ as "fine," but it doesn't make sense
contextually and "it can't be helped" would make much more sense .
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しょうがねぇ same asしょうがない
That's what it means.

しょうがない is the same meaning but more manly version is しょうがねぇ.
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## Short Answer

I think that your question is already answered
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/50340/22352), but I'll include the
highlights here.

しょうがない and しょうがねぇ are identical in definition. What you are noticing here is a
subtle difference in conjugation.

しょうがない is defined by
[jisho.org](http://jisho.org/word/%E4%BB%95%E6%A7%98%E3%81%8C%E7%84%A1%E3%81%84)
as `it cannot be helped;it is inevitable;there is no point (doing something
about it;(etc.).` When you look up the definition of しょうがねぇ on
[jisho.org](http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C%E3%81%AD%E3%81%87),
your top result is the listing for しょうがない.

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## The Grammar

This happens all the time with い-type adjectives (and ない). The purpose of the
grammar is to show a little more emotion, but sometimes it is also used for
the sake of being informal. It should be noted that you _should not_ use this
grammar in situations where you are trying to use polite or formal speech,
because it is neither polite nor formal.

Using this grammar is easy. Simply turn the い sound into the え sound. For
example:

> すごい ー＞ すげぇ (you will also see すげー)  
>  じゃない ー＞ じゃねぇ (or じゃねー)  
>  やばい ー＞ やべぇ

You will encounter this grammar regularly in informal speech, anime, and
manga. I _would not_ use this in formal/polite speech.
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If しょうがねぇ/しょうがない were translated to "fine", I imagine that "fine" in this case
means:

"Fine. Whatever. (There's nothing I can do now to change your mind/the current
situation)"
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They are the same. The only difference is しょうがねぇ is more casual - almost
lighthearted, poking fun at the situation.

For example: “There’s nothing we can do about it.” vs “Ain’t sh*t that can be
done.”

(Im working in Japanese and in my department there’s an eccentric guy that
says しょうがねぇ a lot (and laughs after he says it) and a strict woman that would
never say it, and only use しょうがない when agitated.

The guy might say something like, “We missed the deadline, but the other team
wasn’t ready anyway. しょうがねぇ〜 and then crack up laughing.
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