素っ気無い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
素っ氣無い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Shift from 素気(すげ)ない (sugenai)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「素っ気無い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 素っ気無く っけな
Terminal (終止形) 素っ気無い っけな
Attributive (連体形) 素っ気無い っけな
Key constructions
Informal negative 素っ気無くない っけなくない
Informal past 素っ気無かった っけなかった
Informal negative past 素っ気無くなかった っけなくなかった
Formal 素っ気無いです っけないです
Conjunctive 素っ気無くて っけなくて
Conditional 素っ気無ければ っけなければ

Adjective

()()() (sokkenai-i (adverbial ()()() (sokkenaku))

  1. cold, short, brusque, curt

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection