でかい (dekai) Japanese meaning: huge | Kotomoraでかい
also: でっかい · でけえ · でっけえ · でけー · でっけー · でけぇ · でっけぇ
Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000でかい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | でかい | でかくない |
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| Polite | でかいです | でかくないですalso でかくありません |
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| Past polite | でかかったです | でかくなかったですalso でかくありませんでした |
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| Past | でかかった | でかくなかった |
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| Te-form | でかくて | でかくなくて |
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| Adverbial | でかく | |
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| Conditional | でかければ | でかくなければ |
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| Tara conditional | でかかったら | でかくなかったら |
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That dog is huge, isn't it?
He shouted in a huge voice.
I made a huge mistake today.
Usage patterns
声がでかいto have a loud voice
He has such a loud voice that he always stands out.
でかい口を叩くto talk big; to boast
Don't talk big when you can't even do it.
〈場所〉ででかく育つto grow up big/tall (in a place)
This cow grew up big on the ranch.
Expressions
でかい顔するact self-importantly; be arrogant; throw one's weight around でかい顔をするact self-important; be arrogant; throw one's weight around
Mixed katakana-hiragana spelling, common in casual contexts.
デッカいUsage<1%
search-only kana form
Emphatic mixed spelling variant.
