► 副詞
大体 [だいたい] [coll] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ 駅まで歩いて大体20分です ⇨ It is about a 20-minute walk to the station
大体 [だいたい] [coll] meaning: mostly rank: 1
☆ 大体何の話かは分かった ⇨ I have mostly understood what this is about
☆ 工事は大体完成した ⇨ The construction is mostly complete
☆ 結果は大体予想がつく ⇨ I can mostly tell what the result will be
大体 [だいたい] [coll] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ 大体お前が手抜きをしなければこんな事にはならなかった ⇨ If you hadn’t cut corners in the first place, none of this wouldn’t have happened
☆ 大体それはお前の責任だろう ⇨ First of all, you are the one who is responsible
► 名詞
大体 [だいたい] [coll] meaning: majority rank: 2
☆ 北欧では大体の人は英語を話す ⇨ The majority of people speak English in northern Europe
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