VOCABULARY
せこい
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stingy / petty / cheap
petty, stingy, cheap (in a mean-spirited way), miserly, mean
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Example sentences
そんなせこいやり方は嫌いだ。
I hate such a petty way of doing things.
彼はお金にせこいところがある。
He has a stingy side when it comes to money.
一円もまけないなんてせこい。
Not even discounting one yen is so cheap.
せこい手を使って勝っても嬉しくない。
Winning by using mean tricks isn't satisfying.
Practice exercises
1
僅かな利益のために手段を選ばない彼の姿勢は、あまりにせこくて周囲を失望させた。
His attitude of stopping at nothing for meager profits was so petty that it disappointed everyone around him.
Answer
せこくて
2
あの店の店主はせこい。
The owner of that shop is stingy / petty.
Answer
せこいせこいです
3
あの人は本当にせこいから、一緒に食事に行きたくない。
That person is really stingy, so I don't want to go eat with them.
Answer
せこい
4
小さなことで得をしようとする彼のやり方は、本当にせこかった。
His way of trying to gain from small things was really petty.
Answer
せこかったせこかったです
5
相手の弱点を突いて勝つやり方はせこくて、応援する気になれない。
Their way of winning by exploiting the opponent's weaknesses was so cheap that I couldn't bring myself to cheer for them.
Answer
せこくて