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すい

sui

verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of すく — to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair).

  • to thin (hair), to reduce in volume
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How it’s built

すく すい

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with い (sound change before て/た): 書い → 書いて.

すく is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite すきます
Polite negative すきません
Polite past すきました
Polite past negative すきませんでした
Let us ~ すきましょう
Masu-stem すき
Want to ~ すきたい
While ~ing すきながら
Te-form すいて
Plain past すいた
Tara-conditional すいたら
Progressive すいている
Plain negative すかない
Plain past negative すかなかった
Negative te-form すかなくて
Potential すける
Ba-conditional すけば
Imperative すけ
Volitional すこう
Passive すかれる
Causative すかせる
Causative-passive すかされる

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In real sentences

This car is easy to drive.

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During an exam, the part where you're most likely to fail is the latter half because of time management.

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In this stadium, home runs are easy to hit.

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Other forms and spellings

スクスこふすけすきゃすこすこうすこっすこふすかすくすきすぐスグずくズク
masu-stem of すく