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Learn Hardcore Japanese: sukunai - few

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 21
/sukunai

sukunai

Word

少すくないsukunai

Meaning

few

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

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Hardcore Japanese

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Usages of sukunai

向むこう　の　会場かいじょう　は　大おおきいの　に、　予約よやく　の　空あき　が　少すくない。mukou no kaijou wa ookiino ni, yoyaku no aki ga sukunai.

The venue over there is big, yet there are few openings.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたし　は　休やすみ　が　少すくない　です。watashi wa yasumi ga sukunai desu.

I have few days off.

彼女かのじょ　に　とって　無駄むだな　会議かいぎ　は　少すくない　ほう　が　いい。kanojo ni totte mudana kaigi wa sukunai hou ga ii.

For her, the fewer pointless meetings the better.

この　駅えき　は　エレベーター　が　少すくなくて　不便ふべん　です。kono eki wa erebeetaa ga sukunakute fuben desu.

This station is inconvenient because there are few elevators.

フォロワー　が　少すくなくて　も、　自分じぶん　が　満足まんぞくできる　文章ぶんしょう　を　書かければ　それ　で　いい　と　感かんじます。forowaa ga sukunakute mo, jibun ga manzokudekiru bunshou o kakereba sore de ii to kanjimasu.

Even if I don’t have many followers, I feel it’s enough if I can write sentences I’m satisfied with.

空港くうこう　へ　行いく　なら、　この　快速かいそく　に　乗のれば　乗のり換かえ　が　少すくない　わけ　だ。kuukou e iku nara, kono kaisoku ni noreba norikae ga sukunai wake da.

If you are going to the airport, taking this rapid train means you have fewer transfers.

彼女かのじょ　は　毎朝まいあさ　予定よてい　を　手帳てちょう　に　書かき込こんで　いる。　だから　忘わすれ物もの　が　少すくない　わけ　だ。kanojo wa maiasa yotei o techou ni kakikonde iru. dakara wasuremono ga sukunai wake da.

She writes her schedule in her planner every morning. That is why she has few forgotten items.

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