さば【鯖】 - saba | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

早はやく帰かえった方ほうがいい、暑あついから。サバは、生いき腐くされとも言いわれるくらい足あしが早はやい。

hayakukaetta hōga ii atsuikara. sabawa iki kusaretomo iwarerukurai ashiga hayai.

It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.

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Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

鯖 kanji, 19 strokes mackerel

17 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

さばじゃない

sabajanai

The negative form

1. Not mackerel.; Not a mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#662150

さばだった

sabadatta

The past form

1. Was a mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

さばで

sabade

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

1. With mackerel; Using mackerel

★ Common

Noun

#242002

さばの

sabano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of mackerel; Mackerel's

★ Common

Noun

#144428

さばじゃありません

sabajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not mackerel.; I am not mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばじゃないです

sabajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not mackerel.; I'm not mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばでした

sabadeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

さばでわありません

sabadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not mackerel.; Is not mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

Common 6 items

さばじゃなかった

sabajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't mackerel.; Wasn't a mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばだろう

sabadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばじゃありませんでした

sabajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not mackerel.; Was not a mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばじゃなかったです

sabajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't mackerel.; It wasn't horse mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばでしょう

sabadeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably mackerel.; It will likely be mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばでわありませんでした

sabadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not mackerel.; Was not a mackerel.

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

Advanced 3 items

さばだったら

sabadattara

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

1. If it were mackerel; If it's mackerel

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばであれば

sabadeareba

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

1. If it's mackerel; When it's mackerel

★ Common

Noun

#1248518

さばなら

sabanara

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

1. If/when mackerel

★ Common

Noun

#891582

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