い-adjective
素早いすばやい
subayai素早い (すばやい, subayai) — quick — is an い-adjective: 素早かった (past), 素早くない (negative), 素早くて (te-form), 素早いです (polite).
It also means swift; nimble.
How 素早い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 素早. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
素早い
dropsstem + ending
素早かった素早かったpast · It was swift.
素早くない素早くないnegative · It isn't swift.
素早くて素早くてte-form · It's swift and …
素早ければ素早ければif · If it's swift, ...
素早いです素早いです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 | 素早い すばやい subayai | |
| past It was swift. | 素早かった すばやかった subayakatta | |
| negative It isn't swift. | 素早くない すばやくない subayakunai | |
| te-form It's swift and … | 素早くて すばやくて subayakute | |
| past negative It wasn't swift. | 素早くなかった すばやくなかった subayakunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's swift, ... | 素早ければ すばやければ subayakereba | |
| cond. たら | 素早かったら すばやかったら subayakattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 素早いです すばやいです subayaidesu | |
| past It was swift. | 素早かったです すばやかったです subayakattadesu | |
| negative It isn't swift. | 素早くないです すばやくないです subayakunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't swift. | 素早くなかったです すばやくなかったです subayakunakattadesu |