► 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:
- このCDセットは彼の音楽活動の全てを集大成したものだ ⇨ This CD set is a collection of his entire musical career
- そんなに大騒ぎするほどの事じゃないだろう ⇨ This is nothing to make such a big fuss about
- 大統領本人がそのような式典に参列するのは極めて異例なことだ ⇨ It is extremely uncommon that the president himself attends such a ceremony
- 囚人が大地震の混乱に乗じて脱走した ⇨ The prisoners escaped exploiting the chaos during the earthquake
- 彼等は敵の奇襲で大損害を受けた ⇨ They suffered a heavy loss by the surprise attack of the enemy
- 原子炉の設計に重大な欠陥が発見された ⇨ A critical defect was discovered in the design of nuclear reactor
- 両者に大きな違いは無い ⇨ There is no significant difference between the two
- 彼は大スターにも関わらず気さくな人だ ⇨ He is very friendly despite being a superstar
- 教育制度を改革するのは大仕事だ ⇨ Reforming the educational system is a huge job
- 計画は見事に大失敗した ⇨ The project failed spectacularly
- 大統領の暗殺計画 ⇨ An assassination plot for the president
- すぐに処置すれば大事には至らない ⇨ If you treat it immediately it won’t be a big deal
- 彼は大変な愛妻家だ ⇨ He’s really good to his wife
- そんなに大きな声で話したら人に聞こえるよ ⇨ If you talk that loud people will hear you
- 大韓民国は通称韓国と呼ばれている ⇨ 大韓民国 is commonly called 韓国