肌が合わない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 肌が合わない | 肌が合わなくない |
| Polite | 肌が合わないです | 肌が合わなくないですalso 肌が合わなくありません |
| Past polite | 肌が合わなかったです | 肌が合わなくなかったですalso 肌が合わなくありませんでした |
| Past | 肌が合わなかった | 肌が合わなくなかった |
| Te-form | 肌が合わなくて | 肌が合わなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 肌が合わなく | |
| Conditional | 肌が合わなければ | 肌が合わなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 肌が合わなかったら | 肌が合わなくなかったら |
cannot get along with; incompatible
Describes a fundamental personal incompatibility, like oil and water. Often used with と to mark the person one doesn't get along with.
I just can't seem to get along with him.
I don't get along with my new boss, which makes work difficult.
The expression literally means 'the skin does not match,' metaphorically suggesting that two people's fundamental natures or dispositions are incompatible, as if their very skins reject each other.