素 っ気 ない sokkenai
sokkenai
i-Adjective
1. cold; short; curt; blunt
Usually Written in Kana
kanojowa itsumo bokuni sokkenai.
She's always short with me.
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Example Sentences
kanojowa itsumo bokuni sokkenai.
She's always short with me.
16 Variants Available
Essential 5 items
Adjective
#13511
Adjective
#15213
sokkenakute
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. brusque; impersonal
Adjective
#14011
Adjective
#17128
Adjective
#12666
Common 6 items
Adjective
#14903
Adjective
#15198
Adjective
#15173
sokkenaku arimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not aloof.; Was not distant.
Adjective
#16876
Adjective
#13592
sokkenakunakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't unfriendly.; Wasn't distant.
Adjective
#14335
Advanced 5 items
sokkenaidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably not warm.; Probably distant.
Adjective
#16869
Adjective
#15221
Adjective
#16454
sokkenakattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were cold/distant; If it were curt/unfriendly
Adjective
#12221
sokkenakereba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it weren't aloof; If it weren't distant
Adjective
#15773