- 1. [v5k, vt] to handle well; to handle deftly (uk)
- 2. [v5k, vt] to deal with; to manage; to settle; to sort; to process (uk)
- 3. [v5k, vt] to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.); to cut and trim (fish) (uk)
- 4. [v5k, vt] to sell out (completely); to dispose of (all stock) (uk)
- 5. [v5k, vt] to untangle; to disentangle; to part; to arrange (e.g. the hem of a kimono) (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)
| Dictionary form | さばく | (sabaku) |
| Polite | さばきます | (sabakimasu) |
| Past, plain | さばいた | (sabaita) |
| Past, polite | さばきました | (sabakimashita) |
| Negative, plain | さばかない | (sabakanai) |
| Negative, polite | さばきません | (sabakimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | さばかなかった | (sabakanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | さばきませんでした | (sabakimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | さばいて | (sabaite) |
| Potential | さばける | (sabakeru) |
| Volitional | さばこう | (sabakou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | さばけば | (sabakeba) |
| Passive | さばかれる | (sabakareru) |
| Causative | さばかせる | (sabakaseru) |
| Imperative | さばけ | (sabake) |
Kanji in this word
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handle, deal with, dispose of, sell, be in demand, be worldly, be frank, be sensible, be sociable, drainage, sale, demand for, eightOn: ハツ (hatsu)、 ハチ (hachi)、 ベツ (betsu)Kun: さば.く (saba.ku)、 さば.ける (saba.keru)、 は.け (ha.ke)
Example Sentences
首相は記者会見で難しい質問をうまくさばいた。
The prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.
たくさん作っても捌ききれないから、控えめにね。
If you make too many, we won't be able to sell them all, so don't go wild.