早い
はやい · hayai
Fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt
- early, soon, earlier than usual
- premature, too soon, too early
- easy, simple, quick, fast
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
投手交代も考えられるが、まだ早いだろう。
とうしゅこうたいもかんがえられるが、まだはやいだろう。
A pitcher change is also conceivable, but it's still early.
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入社後から、早い段階で戦力になりたいと考えております。
にゅうしゃごから、はやいだんかいでせんりょくになりたいと かんがえております。
From after joining, I want to become an asset at an early stage.
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この美容院を予約するなら、電話よりネットが早いですよ。
このびよういんをよやくするなら、でんわよりねっとがはやいですよ。
If you're going to book this salon, the internet is faster than calling.
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パーソナルトレーナーを、指名するなら早い方がいい。
ぱーそなるとれーなーを、しめいするならはやいほうがいい。
If you're going to request a personal trainer, the sooner the better.
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 早くないはやくない |
| Past (た形) | 早かったはやかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 早くなかったはやくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 早くてはやくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 早くはやく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 早いはやい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 早ければはやければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 早かったらはやかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 早くなるはやくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 早すぎるはやすぎる |
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What does 早い mean?
Fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt. It can also mean: early, soon, earlier than usual; premature, too soon, too early; easy, simple, quick, fast.
How do you pronounce 早い?
はやい (hayai). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 早い?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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