You use this to say something is true. You want others to agree with you. It sounds strong and a bit rough.
い-Adjective [stem] + くねえかPrimary
You use this to say something is true. You want others to agree with you. It sounds strong and a bit rough.
この新発売のポテチ、やたらうまくねえか？
These new-release potato chips, aren't they ridiculously tasty?
おい、なんか今日のあいつ、態度が冷たくねえか？
Hey, doesn't his attitude seem kinda cold today?
このボス、どう考えても理不尽に強くねえか？って思っちまうよな。
No matter how you look at it, this boss is unreasonably strong, ain't he? That's what I end up thinking.
この映画、前評判は良かったけど、正直つまらなくねえか？
This movie had good advance reviews, but honestly, isn't it boring?
昨日の試合、最後の逆転劇は熱くねえか？マジで感動したぜ。
That last-minute comeback in yesterday's game, wasn't it intense? I was seriously moved.
This phrase is like saying 'Isn't it obvious?' You are not really asking a question. You are strongly stating what you think. You expect others to agree with you.
This is like 'じゃねえか' but for い-adjectives. You use 'じゃねえか' for nouns and な-adjectives. For example, you say '静かじゃねえか' for 'quiet'. This form is also the question version of '〜くねえ'. That means 'it ain't good'.
Don't use this when you need to be polite. For example, don't say it to your boss. This phrase is for casual talk. It sounds like a man talking. It is used for how things are now. You cannot use it for how things were in the past.
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