► 副詞
大分 [だいぶ] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 1
☆ 三月になって大分暖かくなってきた ⇨ It has gotten a lot warmer in March
☆ 風邪は大分ましになった ⇨ My cold got a lot better
大分 [だいぶん] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 3
☆ 風邪は大分ましになった ⇨ My cold got a lot better (☛ A variation of だいぶ)
More examples:
- 彼の病状は大分落ち着いた ⇨ His condition has calmed down a lot
- 実物は写真と大分違う ⇨ The real thing is pretty different from the picture
- 彼は年を取って大分性格が丸くなった ⇨ He has mellowed quite a bit as he got older
- 続編は本編に比べて大分落ちる ⇨ The sequel is not nearly as good as the original
- 理想は現実と大分違う ⇨ The idea is quite different from the reality
- 実際やってみると予想とは大分違った ⇨ It was quite different when I actually did it
- ピアノを毎日練習していたら大分腕が上がった ⇨ I practice the piano everyday and my skills have improved quite a lot