捌く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
捌
さば
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Verb

捌(さば)く • (sabaku) godan (stem 捌(さば)き (sabaki), past 捌(さば)いた (sabaita))

  1. to disentangle; to separate
  2. to cut (meat, fish, etc.) into pieces
    魚(さかな)を捌(さば)く
    sakana o sabaku
    to clean and dress a fish
  3. to handle (something) skillfully; to deal with a difficult situation; to behave in an outstanding manner
    仕事(しごと)を捌(さば)く
    shigoto o sabaku
    to handle a job skillfully
    大量(たいりょう)のデータをさばく
    tairyō no dēta o sabaku
    to process a large amount of data
  4. to sell out (a stock of goods)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "捌く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 捌か さばか sabaka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 捌き さばき sabaki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 捌く さばく sabaku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 捌く さばく sabaku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 捌け さばけ sabake
Meireikei ("imperative") 捌け さばけ sabake
Key constructions
Passive 捌かれる さばかれる sabakareru
Causative 捌かせる
捌かす 		さばかせる
さばかす 		sabakaseru
sabakasu
Potential 捌ける さばける sabakeru
Volitional 捌こう さばこう sabakō
Negative 捌かない さばかない sabakanai
Negative continuative 捌かず さばかず sabakazu
Formal 捌きます さばきます sabakimasu
Perfective 捌いた さばいた sabaita
Conjunctive 捌いて さばいて sabaite
Hypothetical conditional 捌けば さばけば sabakeba

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