ずるい【狡い】 - zurui | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

狐きつねは他たのどんな動物どうぶつよりもずるいということだ。

kitsunewa tano donna dōbutsuyorimo zuruito iu kotoda.

It is said that the fox is more cunning than any other animal.

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Usually Written in Kana

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Rarely Used Kanji

Other Forms

Rarely Used Kanji

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

ずるかった

zurukatta

The past form

1. Was cunning; Was sly

★ Common

Adjective

#226042

ずるく

zuruku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Cunningly; Slyly

★ Common

Adjective

#56337

ずるくて

zurukute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Slyly; Cunningly

★ Common

Adjective

#113588

ずるくない

zurukunai

The negative form

1. Not cunning; Not clever

★ Common

Adjective

#78140

ずるくなかった

zurukunakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not clever.; Was not sly.

★ Common

Adjective

#658190

Common 6 items

ずるいです

zuruidesu

The polite form

1. Clever; Cunning

★ Common

Adjective

#52523

ずるかったです

zurukattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was clever.; Was cunning.

★ Common

Adjective

#534338

ずるくありません

zurukuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not clever.; Not sly.

★ Common

Adjective

#650344

ずるくありませんでした

zurukuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not clever.; Was not sly.

★ Common

Adjective

#1583919

ずるくないです

zurukunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not clever.; Not sly.

★ Common

Adjective

#133359

ずるくなかったです

zurukunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not clever.; Was not sly.

★ Common

Adjective

#1583919

Advanced 5 items

ずるいだろう

zuruidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Cunning, likely.; Sly, probably.

★ Common

Adjective

#457465

ずるいと

zuruito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If cunning; If sly

★ Common

Adjective

#114831

ずるいなら

zuruinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If cunning; If sly

★ Common

Adjective

#502888

ずるかったら

zurukattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when clever; If/when cunning

★ Common

Adjective

#1583919

ずるければ

zurukereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If cunning; If sly

★ Common

Adjective

#1583919

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