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だいぶ
daibu
Description
「だいぶ」は、思ったよりも数や量、程度が大きいときに使うことばです。
"だいぶ" is a word used when the number, amount, or degree is larger than expected.
「だいぶ元気になった」のように、変化の大きさを表すときによく使います。
It is often used to express a large change, as in "だいぶ元気になった" (became much healthier).
Meanings
だいぶdaibu
considerably; quite; a lot; fairly
薬を飲んで、だいぶよくなりました。
I took medicine and got much better.
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Notes
- Nuance
だいぶ stresses a big change or degree; often paired with なった or できた to show progress.
- Etymology
from 大分, originally 'a large portion', now written mostly in kana.
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