秘(ひ)書(しょ) hishoは wa私(わたし) watashiに niそっけなく sokkenaku答(こた)え()た() kotaeta。 The secretary answered me curtly. Literal Secretary [topic-は] me [to-に] curtly answered. そっけなく is the adverbial form of そっけない ('cold, curt, unfriendly'). The く-form of an i-adjective functions as an adverb modifying the verb. worksecretaryi-adjective adverbial (~く)
秘(ひ)書(しょ) hishoは wa私(わたし) watashiに niそっけなく sokkenaku答(こた)え()た() kotaeta。 The secretary answered me curtly. Literal Secretary [topic-は] me [to-に] curtly answered. そっけなく is the adverbial form of そっけない ('cold, curt, unfriendly'). The く-form of an i-adjective functions as an adverb modifying the verb. worksecretaryi-adjective adverbial (~く)