素早い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
はや > ばや
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「素早い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 素早く やく
ばや

Terminal (終止形) 素早い ばや
Attributive (連体形) 素早い ばや
Key constructions
Informal negative 素早くない やくない
ばやくない

Informal past 素早かった やかった
ばやかった

Informal negative past 素早くなかった やくなかった
ばやくなかった

Formal 素早いです ばやいです
Conjunctive 素早くて やくて
ばやくて

Conditional 素早ければ やければ
ばやければ

Adjective

()(ばや) (subayai-i (adverbial ()(ばや) (subayaku))

  1. fast; quick; nimble; agile
    • 1999 July 22, “キャッツ・フェアリー [Cat’s Fairy]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
      ネコの(よう)(せい)(あい)らしい姿(すがた)とはうらはらに、()(ばや)(てき)をひっかく。
      Neko no yōsei. Airashii sugata to wa urahara ni, subayaku teki o hikkaku.
      A feline fairy who, despite her lovely appearance, claws her enemies in a flash.
    • 1999 November 18, “キャット・レディ [Cat Lady]”, in Vol.6, Konami:
      ()(ばや)(うご)きで(こう)(げき)をかわし、(するど)いかぎづめで(おそ)いかかる。
      Subayai ugoki de kōgeki o kawashi, surudoi kagizume de osoikakaru.
      She will charge at you real quick and maul you with her sharp claws.
  2. keen; sharp

Inflection