狡い
ずるい · zurui
Sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest
- miserly, mean, stingy
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 狡くないずるくない |
| Past (た形) | 狡かったずるかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 狡くなかったずるくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 狡くてずるくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 狡くずるく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 狡いずるい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 狡ければずるければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 狡かったらずるかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 狡くなるずるくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 狡すぎるずるすぎる |
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What does 狡い mean?
Sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest. It can also mean: miserly, mean, stingy.
How do you pronounce 狡い?
ずるい (zurui). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 狡い?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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