Vocab Info

N1 い-adjective

すばしこいnimble, smart, quick

    Dictionary Definition

    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        nimble, smart, quick

    All Forms

    すばしっこい、すばしこい

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    Examples

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    • 小(ちい)さな子供(こども)はすばしこく立(た)ち回(まわ)ります。

      Small children move around nimbly.

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    • すばしこい動作(どうさ)を目(め)で追(お)うのは疲(つか)れます。

      Following quick movements with your eyes is tiring.

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    • すばしこくチョロチョロ動(うご)く赤(あか)ちゃんの子守(こも)りは大変(たいへん)だ。

      Looking after a baby who moves around quickly and nimbly is difficult.

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    • スズメのすばしこい動(うご)きを写真(しゃしん)におさめるのは不可能(ふかのう)だろう。

      It's probably be impossible to capture the nimble movements of a sparrow in a photograph.

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    • 動物(どうぶつ)の動(うご)きはすばしこい。網(あみ)や素手(すで)で捕(つか)まえようにも捕(つか)まえられません。

      The movements of animals are fast and nimble. Even if you try to catch them with a net or bare hands, they're uncatchable.

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