Kane a negative form?

[dragon89]

My cousin always says "kawaii ka ne" for not cute. I have not heard this used anywhere but from her. Can someone explain how and when to use it. Arigatou!!

[AJBryant]

Either you're not hearing it right, or your friend's not saying it right.

It's "Kawaikunai" (sometimes mutated in slangy use to "kawaikunee")

Tony

[dragon89]

I'm pretty sure she got it from an anime so she is probably saying it wrong. Arigatou!

[kirama]

go anime ?
when wanting to say sum thing right loisteen to it a couple of times and say it with accent,its sounds more atheinic

[netarou]

かわいいかね？ Kawaii kane? Is it really cute?
Plain form + kane sounds as if you were an aged person.
But desu/masu + kane is widely used like;
かわいいっすかね？ Kawaiissu kane?
そうしますかね。 Sou shimasu kane. There we go.

[AJBryant]

its sounds more atheinic

Man, I can almost smell the Vegemite on your post.

That's a fair dinkum example.

Tony