- sonai so, to such an extent, such
Used mainly in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto) dialect in casual speech, meaning 'so' or 'such', corresponding to standard Japanese 'sonna ni'.
そない急がんでもええやん。
Sonai isogan demo ee yan.
You don't have to hurry so much.
そない言われたら、僕も困るわ。
Sonai iwaretara, boku mo komaru wa.
If you say such things, I'm also in trouble.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'sonna ni' (standard Japanese); 'sonai' is Kansai dialect.
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💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).
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