大きい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 大きい | 大きくない |
| Polite | 大きいです | 大きくないですalso 大きくありません |
| Past polite | 大きかったです | 大きくなかったですalso 大きくありませんでした |
| Past | 大きかった | 大きくなかった |
| Te-form | 大きくて | 大きくなくて |
| Adverbial | 大きく | |
| Conditional | 大きければ | 大きくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 大きかったら | 大きくなかったら |
この部屋はとても大きい。
This room is very large.
彼は大きい声で話した。
He spoke in a loud voice.
Used for sounds, especially voices. Often appears as 大きい声.
テレビの音が大きい。
The TV volume is loud.
Abstract use for matters of importance, influence, or value. Common in phrases like 大きい問題 or 大きい意味.
これはとても大きい問題だ。
This is a very important issue.
Used for age, especially when comparing siblings or describing maturity. Often in the form 大きい方 or 大きい子.
大きいお兄ちゃんが手伝ってくれた。
My older brother helped me.
She has big eyes.
Please speak in a loud voice.
A small mistake turned into a major problem.
The older-looking child is the older brother.
大きい is the standard native Japanese word for 'big', while ビッグ is a trendier loanword often used in brand names or casual speech.
大きい is the standard, neutral word for 'big', while おっきい is a casual, softer variant often used with children or in friendly speech.
大きい is the standard predicate adjective for 'big' in ordinary speech, whereas 大いなる is a literary pre-noun form used mainly in formal or poetic writing.
大きい is the everyday, general word for 'big' in size or degree, while 多大 is a formal, written-register word for a large degree or quantity.
大きい simply means 'big' in size or scale, whereas 偉大 adds a qualitative judgment of greatness or excellence.
For sound, 大きい describes loudness or volume (音が大きい), while 高い usually describes pitch (高い声), so learners must not swap them when talking about noise.
大きい describes overall size or largeness of an object, while 広い specifically describes area or extent, so a house can be 大きい (big) without being 広い (spacious inside).
大 is a bound prefix/suffix used inside compounds (大成功, 手のひら大), while 大きい is the independent i-adjective meaning 'big' that can stand alone as a predicate.
great; grand; large · greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior · a great deal; very much
size; dimensions; volume