い-adjective
すばしっこい
subashikkoiすばしっこい (subashikkoi) — quick — is an い-adjective: すばしっこかった (past), すばしっこくない (negative), すばしっこくて (te-form), すばしっこいです (polite).
It also means nimble; agile.
How すばしっこい conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem すばしっこ. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
すばしっこい
dropsstem + ending
すばしっこかったすばしっこかったpast · It was nimble.
すばしっこくないすばしっこくないnegative · It isn't nimble.
すばしっこくてすばしっこくてte-form · It's nimble and …
すばしっこければすばしっこければif
すばしっこいですすばしっこいですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | すばしっこい subashikkoi | |
| past It was nimble. | すばしっこかった subashikkokatta | |
| negative It isn't nimble. | すばしっこくない subashikkokunai | |
| te-form It's nimble and … | すばしっこくて subashikkokute | |
| past negative | すばしっこくなかった subashikkokunakatta | |
| cond. ば | すばしっこければ subashikkokereba | |
| cond. たら | すばしっこかったら subashikkokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | すばしっこいです subashikkoidesu | |
| past It was nimble. | すばしっこかったです subashikkokattadesu | |
| negative It isn't nimble. | すばしっこくないです subashikkokunaidesu | |
| past negative | すばしっこくなかったです subashikkokunakattadesu |