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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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