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VOCABULARY
目ざとい
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sharp-eyed / quick to notice
quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, perceptive, alert (to find or notice something quickly)
i_adjective
Example sentences
かのじょざとくあやまりをつけた。
She was quick to notice the mistake.
あのてんいんざといきゃくだ。
That clerk is a sharp-eyed shopper.
どもざとくつけた。
The child was quick to spot the sweets.
かれりゅうこうざとい
He is quick to notice trends.

Practice exercises

1
子供こどもは、かくされたお菓子かしざとくつけた。
The child quickly noticed and found the hidden sweets.
Answer
ざとく
2
祖母そぼはとてもざとい
My grandmother is very sharp-eyed.
Answer
ざといざといです
3
かれ市場しじょうのわずかな変化へんかざとく察知さっちし、すぐに戦略せんりゃくえた。
He perceptively detected slight changes in the market and immediately changed his strategy.
Answer
ざとく
4
長年ながねん探偵たんていとしての経験けいけんで、かれ非常ひじょうざといため、わずかな証拠しょうこ見逃みのがさない。
With years of experience as a detective, he is very sharp-eyed, so he doesn't miss even the slightest evidence.
Answer
ざといざといです
5
彼女かのじょ非常ひじょうざといので、ちいさな変化へんかにもすぐづく。
She is very perceptive, so she quickly notices even small changes.
Answer
ざといざといです