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すごい

sugoi

Description

「すごい」は、とてもいいものやおどろいたことを見たときに使う言葉です。

"すごい" is a word used when you see something very good or surprising.

会話では「すごい大きい」のように、あとの言葉を強める使い方もよくあります。

In conversation, "すごい" is often used to emphasize the following word, as in "すごい大きい" (very big).

Meanings

すごいsugoi

amazing, great, impressive

このケーキ、すごいおいしいね。

This cake is really delicious.

すごいsugoi

terrible, intense (in a bad or extreme way)

外はすごい雨だよ。

It's raining heavily outside.

すごいsugoi

very, extremely (colloquial intensifier)

今日はすごい寒い。

It's really cold today.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    In careful speech the adverb form is すごく; すごい as an intensifier is casual and very common.

  • Etymology

    from 凄い, originally meaning eerie or dreadful, now mostly positive praise.

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