Definition of 素早い (すばやい)

すばや

素早い

すばやい

subayai

JLPT N1

Common word

adjective

quick, swift, nimble, agile

quick (understanding, judgement, etc.), alert, prompt

Related Kanji

素	elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
早	early, fast
速	quick, fast

Conjugations

adjective

Plain

Polite

Negative

Negative (Polite)

Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense

素早い

すばやい

subayai

素早いです

すばやいです

subayaidesu

素早くない

すばやくない

subayakunai

素早くありません

すばやくありません

subayakuarimasen

素早くないです

すばやくないです

subayakunaidesu

Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense

素早かった

すばやかった

subayakatta

素早かったです

すばやかったです

subayakattadesu

素早くなかった

すばやくなかった

subayakunakatta

素早くありませんでした

すばやくありませんでした

subayakuarimasendeshita

素早くなかったです

すばやくなかったです

subayakunakattadesu

Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..

素早かろう

すばやかろう

subayakarou

Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..

素早いだろう

すばやいだろう

subayaidarou

te-form

素早くて

すばやくて

subayakute

Adverb

素早く

すばやく

subayaku

Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..

素早ければ

すばやければ

subayakereba

素早くなければ

すばやくなければ

subayakunakereba

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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 47 results)

すばや

こども

きょうそう

か

、

おそ

こ

たたか

A fast child may win the race, but even a slow child can compete

もんだい

たいしょ

Be prompt in dealing with the problem

わる

し

つた

Bad news travels fast

わたし

かのじょ

はんのう

I was amazed by her quick response

かのじょ

てがみ

あ

Quickly she opened the letter

かれ

あたら

かんきょう

な

He quickly accustomed himself to his new surroundings

かのじょ

あら

She gave the blouse a quick wash

かのじょ

み

かね

お

She quickly put the money out of sight

さいばんかん

ひじょう

そしょう

かたづ

The judge disposed of the case in short order

かのじょ

ふく

き

She dressed herself quickly

かれ

かいだん

お

Quickly he got down the stairs

かれ

おと

うご

He can move quietly and quickly

裕子

Yuko started the race very quickly

まんいち

じゅうだい

きき

しょう

、

せいふ

こうどう

Were a serious crisis to arise, the government would have to act swiftly

すばや

けってい

せつぼう

、

ぎちょう

とうひょう

ようきゅう

Anxious for a quick decision, the chairman called for a vote

かれ

へんか

すばや

じゅんのう

They adapted themselves to the change quickly

と

、

みがる

すばや

、

It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot

しごと

すばや

Do your work quickly

すばや

はんげき

The spider responds with a swift attack

かれ

ゆび

けんばん

うえ

はし

His fingers ran swiftly over the keys

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