滑りやすい
すべりやすい
adjective
slippery; easy to slip on
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 滑りやすい | 滑りやすくない |
| Past | 滑りやすかった | 滑りやすくなかった |
| て form | 滑りやすくて | 滑りやすくなくて |
| Adverbial | 滑りやすく | — |
| Conditional ば | 滑りやすければ | 滑りやすくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 滑りやすかったら | 滑りやすくなかったら |
1.
slippery; easy to slip on
Describes a surface or condition where one is likely to slip. Compound of the verb 滑る (to slip) + やすい (easy to ~). Used for floors, roads, soap, and any other surface where slipping is a risk.
床が滑りやすい。
The floor is slippery.
雨の日は階段が滑りやすいので注意してください。
On rainy days the stairs get slippery, so please be careful.
凍った道は滑りやすく、歩くのも大変だった。
The frozen road was slippery, and even walking was difficult.
Compound of 滑る (to slip) + 〜やすい (easy to / prone to). The 〜やすい suffix attaches to verb stems to indicate that the action happens easily or often.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 床が滑りやすい: the floor is slippery
- 道が滑りやすい: the road is slippery
- 雨で滑りやすい: slippery from the rain
- 滑りやすいので注意: be careful, it's slippery (warning sign)
ANTONYM:
- 滑りにくい: hard to slip on; non-slip (using the opposite suffix 〜にくい)