► 接頭辞
大 [だい] meaning: a lot rank: 1
☆ あんたなんか大嫌い！ ⇨ I really hate you!
☆ 大好きなお母さん ⇨ The mom I like so much, love
☆ 彼女はチョコレートが大好きだ ⇨ She likes chocolate so much
大 [だい] meaning: big rank: 1
☆ 大会社 ⇨ A big corporation
☆ 彼は仕事で大失敗をしてしまった ⇨ He made a huge mistake at work
☆ その映画は大成功だった ⇨ The movie was a huge success (☛ A Chinese-derived word tends to have だい, instead of おお)
大 [だい] meaning: serious rank: 1
☆ これは大問題になる ⇨ This is going to be a big problem (☛ A Chinese-derived word tends to have だい, instead of おお)
大 [おお] meaning: big rank: 2
☆ あいつは大馬鹿だ ⇨ He is a super idiot
☆ 子供が行方不明になって大騒ぎになった ⇨ A child became missing and people panicked (☛ A Japanese-native word tends to have おお, instead of だい)
大 [おお] meaning: serious rank: 2
☆ 彼は事故で大怪我をした ⇨ He was suffered serious injuries in an accident (☛ A Japanese-native word tends to have おお, instead of だい)
大 [おお] meaning: very rank: 2
☆ 事故の連絡を受けて私は大急ぎで家に帰った ⇨ I hurriedly went home after receiving news of an accident
☆ 携帯電話が見つからなくて大慌てした ⇨ I couldn’t find my cell phone and I freaked out
☆ 私は大真面目で言っているんです ⇨ I’m speaking very seriously
More examples:
- 彼は大怪我から再起した ⇨ He made a comeback from a serious injury
- 彼は将来大成すると思う ⇨ I think he will be somebody in the future
- 病気を予防するために日頃から運動することが大切だ ⇨ It is important to exercise daily to prevent diseases
- 彼の物真似は大笑いだった ⇨ His impersonation was hilarious
- あいつは大失敗をやらかした ⇨ He made a huge mistake, screwed things up royally
- 日本の大学は編入を許さない ⇨ Japanese college won’t accept transfers
- 大胸筋 ⇨ Pectoral muscles
- 彼は大股で歩く ⇨ He walks with a long stride
- 汚職政治家が大手を振って歩いている ⇨ The corrupt politicians are strutting around waving their hands. They know nothing can stop them
- この地域は台風で大きな被害を受けた ⇨ This region received extensive damage by the typhoon
- 地震の被害は甚大だ ⇨ The damages by the earthquake are enormous
- 続編は本編に比べて大分落ちる ⇨ The sequel is not nearly as good as the original
- この計画には莫大な費用が費やされた ⇨ An enormous amount of money has been spent in this project
- 人生何に付けても程々が大事だ ⇨ Moderation is important with anything in life
- 彼の冗談に皆大笑いした ⇨ Everybody laughed out loud at his joke