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.
N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | すばしっこい subashikkoi | |
| past N5 It was nimble. | すばしっこかった subashikkokatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't nimble. | すばしっこくない subashikkokunai | |
| te-form N5 It's nimble and … | すばしっこくて subashikkokute | |
| past negative N4 | すばしっこくなかった subashikkokunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 | すばしっこければ subashikkokereba | |
| cond. たら N3 | すばしっこかったら subashikkokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | すばしっこいです subashikkoidesu | |
| past N5 It was nimble. | すばしっこかったです subashikkokattadesu | |
| negative N5 It isn't nimble. | すばしっこくないです subashikkokunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 | すばしっこくなかったです subashikkokunakattadesu |