捌く
さばく
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to handle well; to handle deftly- to deal with; to manage; to settle; to sort; to process
- to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.); to cut and trim (fish)
- to sell out (completely); to dispose of (all stock)
- to untangle; to disentangle; to part; to arrange (e.g. the hem of a kimono)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 捌くさばく | 捌きますさばきます |
| Negative | 捌かないさばかない | 捌きませんさばきません |
| Past | 捌いたさばいた | 捌きましたさばきました |
| Past negative | 捌かなかったさばかなかった | 捌きませんでしたさばきませんでした |
| Te-form | 捌いてさばいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 捌けるさばける |
| Passive | 捌かれるさばかれる |
| Causative | 捌かせるさばかせる |
| Volitional | 捌こうさばこう |
| Imperative | 捌けさばけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 捌けばさばけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 捌いたらさばいたら |
Example sentences
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If you make too many, we won't be able to sell them all, so don't go wild.
日本では、料理人がフグを捌くためには、特別な試験を受けなければならない。
In Japan, chefs must take a special exam to be allowed to prepare pufferfish.
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The road is inadequate for the amount of traffic which it carries.
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The prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.