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[()·ばや()·]
subayai
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·ばや()·]
subayai
[ばや()·]
subayai
[ばや()·]
subayai

Root Words:

[() + はや()·]
su + hayai

English Meaning(s) for 素早い

i adjective
  1. quick; swift; nimble; agile
  2. quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

Definition and Synonyms for 素早い

Spry moving quickly and lightly
Synonyms: はしっこい, すばしっこい, 敏捷, 早い, 機敏, 素早い
Quick accomplished rapidly and without delay
Synonyms: スピーディー, 手ばしこい, 手早い, 敏速, 早い, 機敏, 素早い, 迅速, 速やか
Nimbly in a nimble or agile manner
Synonyms: 素早い
Chop-Chop with rapid movements
Synonyms: つと, さっと, すっと, ついと, つっと, ばっと, パッと, きびきび, するする, たちまち, ちゃっと, とっとと, ぱっぱと, みるみる, キリキリ, ちょこちょこ, 大至急, 早々, 早々, 早々, 早い, 早う, 早く, 早速, 疾く, 素早い, 至急, 見る間に, 迅速, 逸早く
Swiftness a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Synonyms: スピード, 早い, 素早い, 速さ, 速度
Quick with little or no delay
Synonyms: すぐ, すぐさま, たちまち, とっとと, 大至急, 早々, 早々, 早々, 早い, 早う, 早く, 早いとこ, 早速, 猶予なく, 疾く疾く, 直様, 素早い, 至急, 迅速, 逸早く
Celerity a rate that is rapid
Synonyms: はしっこい, すばしっこい, 手ばしこい, 手早い, 素早い
Nimbly with quickness and lightness and ease
Synonyms: 素早い

Meanings for each kanji in 素早い

» elementary; principle; naked; uncovered
» early; fast

Categories 素早い is a member of

Pace the relative speed of progress or change
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 素早い

Conjugations for 素早い

Adjective stem
[()·ばや()]
subaya
te-form
[()·ばや()··]
subayakute
Negative te-form
[()·ばや()····]
subayakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()·ばや()·]
subayaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·ばや()·]
subayai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·ばや()···]
subayakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·ばや()···]
subayakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·ばや()·····]
subayakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·ばや()···]
subayakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·ばや()·····]
subayakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()·ばや()····]
subayakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·ばや()····]
subayakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·ばや()······]
subayakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[()·ばや()·]
subayasa

Sample Sentences for 素早い

His fingers ran swiftly over the keys.
When you fall off the stairs, you're downstairs quickly.
Quickly she opened the letter.
I saw the dog running quickly in the park.
The situation seemed to call for immediate action.

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