► 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:
- 彼は大口を叩いていたのに簡単に負けて皆の笑い者になった ⇨ He was talking smack but got beaten easily and everybody laughed at him
- 彼は大学を卒業して就職し、社会人としての門出を迎えた ⇨ He graduated from college, got a job, and started his new life as a breadwinner
- 早いうちに手を打たないと大変な事になるぞ ⇨ If you don’t take care of it early, it will be a serious problem
- 何よりも健康が一番大切だ ⇨ Health is the most important over anything else
- 未曾有の大惨事 ⇨ An unprecedented disaster
- 彼は大していい仕事をしないのに要領が良いので出世している ⇨ He hasn’t done particularly good job but knows how to make himself look good, and that’s why he gets promoted
- 彼は大学生だ ⇨ He is a college student
- 戦争の大勢は決した ⇨ The outcome of the war has largely been determined
- 特大のピザ ⇨ A special large pizza
- ワールドカップ史上最大の番狂わせ ⇨ The biggest upset in the history of World Cup
- 米国大統領が来日した ⇨ The US president has visited Japan
- 彼は大学教授の助手をしている ⇨ He is an assistant to a college professor
- 大リーグは野球の本場だ ⇨ MLB is the center of the baseball universe
- そんな程度のことで怒るなんて大人気無いんじゃない？ ⇨ Isn’t it childish to get angry over something like that?
- 私立大学 ⇨ A private college