小汚(こぎたな)い

こぎたない
adjective-i
scruffy; grubby; somewhat dirty
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present小汚(こぎたな)い小汚(こぎたな)くない
Past小汚(こぎたな)かった小汚(こぎたな)くなかった
て form小汚(こぎたな)くて小汚(こぎたな)くなくて
Adverbial小汚(こぎたな)く—
Conditional ば小汚(こぎたな)ければ小汚(こぎたな)くなければ
Conditional たら小汚(こぎたな)かったら小汚(こぎたな)くなかったら
1. scruffy; grubby; somewhat dirty; dingy
Describes something that is unclean or unkempt in an understated, casual way. The 小～ prefix softens the directness of 汚い, but the word still carries a negative nuance.
小汚(こぎたな)い格好(かっこう)で出(で)かけないで。
Don't go out looking scruffy.
駅(えき)の裏(うら)に小汚(こぎたな)い居酒屋(いざかや)があるが、料理(りょうり)はうまい。
There's a grubby izakaya behind the station, but the food is good.
小汚(こぎたな)いアパートだったが、住(す)んでみると居心地(いごこち)がよかった。
The apartment was dingy, but once I moved in, it was quite comfortable.

FORMATION:
Uses the 小(こ)～ prefix, which adds a sense of "somewhat" or "a little" to adjectives: 小暗(こぐら)い (dimly lit), 小寒(こざむ)い (slightly chilly). Despite the softening prefix, 小汚(こぎたな)い is still clearly negative.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 小汚(こぎたな)い格好(かっこう) (scruffy appearance)
  • 小汚(こぎたな)い店(みせ) (a dingy shop)
  • 小汚(こぎたな)い路地(ろじ) (a grubby alley)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 汚(きたな)い: dirty — stronger and more direct
  • むさ苦(くる)しい: slovenly, unkempt — focuses on personal appearance
  • みすぼらしい: shabby — emphasizes looking poor or worn out
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Added 2026.3.22 18:48
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