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Meaning of ずば抜ける(ずばぬける) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

ずば抜ける
Kana Reading
ずばぬける
Romaji
zubanukeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

Example Sentences

ずば抜ける, ずばぬける used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
ずば抜ける
Plain Polite
ずば抜けます
Negative
ずば抜けない
Negative Polite
ずば抜けません

Past

Plain
ずば抜けた
Plain Polite
ずば抜けました
Negative
ずば抜けなかった
Negative Polite
ずば抜けませんでした

Te

Plain
ずば抜けて
Plain Polite
ずば抜けまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
ずば抜けられる
Plain Polite
ずば抜けられます
Negative
ずば抜けられない
Negative Polite
ずば抜けられません

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JLPT 3

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

On: バツ, ハツ, ハイ

Kun: ぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.き, ぬ.ける, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる

7 strokes

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