腐れ縁だね (kusareen da ne - It's a fated, hard-to-break relationship, isn't it?)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
The phrase combines the compound noun '腐れ縁' (kusare-en, an inseparable or tangled relationship), the plain copula 'だ' (da), and the sentence-ending particle 'ね' (ne). It is used to casually acknowledge a persistent connection between people that continues despite difficulties, annoyance, or repeated attempts to move on.
Sample sentences
幼稚園からの付き合いだから、もう腐れ縁だね。
We've known each other since kindergarten, so I guess we're stuck together for life.
また同じ部署に配属されるなんて、俺たち本当に腐れ縁だね。
Getting assigned to the same department again—we really can't get rid of each other, can we?
何度もケンカして別れそうになったのに、腐れ縁だね。
Even though we fought and almost broke up so many times, our bond is just unbreakable, isn't it?
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幼稚園からの付き合いだから、もう腐れ縁だね。
We've known each other since kindergarten, so I guess we're stuck together for life.
また同じ部署に配属されるなんて、俺たち本当に腐れ縁だね。
Getting assigned to the same department again—we really can't get rid of each other, can we?
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