直感が鋭い (chokkan ga surudoi - to have sharp intuition)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by the noun 直感 (intuition), the subject-marking particle が, and the i-adjective 鋭い (sharp, keen). It functions as a descriptive predicate indicating that someone possesses quick, accurate instinctive perception. The adjective 鋭い conjugates normally (e.g., past tense 直感が鋭かった, te-form 直感が鋭くて).
Sample sentences
彼女は直感が鋭いので、嘘をついてもすぐに見抜かれてしまう。
She has sharp intuition, so even if you lie, she sees right through it immediately.
彼は昔から直感が鋭く、ビジネスの危機を何度も回避してきた。
He has had keen intuition since the past and has avoided business crises many times.
直感が鋭い人は、第一印象だけで相手の本質を捉えることができる。
People with sharp intuition can grasp someone's true nature just from a first impression.
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Example
彼女は直感が鋭いので、嘘をついてもすぐに見抜かれてしまう。
She has sharp intuition, so even if you lie, she sees right through it immediately.
彼は昔から直感が鋭く、ビジネスの危機を何度も回避してきた。
He has had keen intuition since the past and has avoided business crises many times.
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