しぶとい - shibutoi | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

彼かれは結構けっこうしぶといね。転ころんでもただでは起おきぬ、いい根性こんじょうしているよ。

karewa kekkō shibutoine. korondemo tadadewa okinu ii konjō shite iruyo.

He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

しぶとかった

shibutokatta

The past form

1. Was stubborn; Was persistent

Adjective

#17614

しぶとく

shibutoku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Tenaciously; Stubbornly

Adjective

#14037

しぶとくて

shibutokute

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

1. Tough; Resilient

Adjective

#20036

しぶとくない

shibutokunai

The negative form

1. Not tough; Not persistent

Adjective

#17203

しぶとくなかった

shibutokunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't persistent.; Wasn't stubborn.

Adjective

#17489

Common 6 items

しぶといです

shibutoidesu

The polite form

1. Tough; Resilient

Adjective

#18275

しぶとかったです

shibutokattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was stubborn.; Was persistent.

Adjective

#14694

しぶとくありません

shibutokuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not stubborn.; Not persistent.

Adjective

#13487

しぶとくありませんでした

shibutokuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not stubborn.; Was not persistent.

Adjective

#18692

しぶとくないです

shibutokunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not tough.; Not persistent.

Adjective

#14230

しぶとくなかったです

shibutokunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't persistent.; Wasn't resilient.

Adjective

#15881

Advanced 5 items

しぶといだろう

shibutoidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably persistent.; Probably tough.

Adjective

#18499

しぶといと

shibutoito

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

1. If/when stubborn; If/when persistent

Adjective

#18655

しぶといなら

shibutoinara

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

1. If/when stubborn; If/when persistent

Adjective

#18017

しぶとかったら

shibutokattara

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

1. If/when stubborn; If/when resilient

Adjective

#14576

しぶとければ

shibutokereba

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

1. If/when stubborn; If/when persistent

Adjective

#13814

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