also: すんばらしい
素晴らしい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 素晴らしい | 素晴らしくない |
| Polite | 素晴らしいです | 素晴らしくないですalso 素晴らしくありません |
| Past polite | 素晴らしかったです | 素晴らしくなかったですalso 素晴らしくありませんでした |
| Past | 素晴らしかった | 素晴らしくなかった |
| Te-form | 素晴らしくて | 素晴らしくなくて |
| Adverbial | 素晴らしく | |
| Conditional | 素晴らしければ | 素晴らしくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 素晴らしかったら | 素晴らしくなかったら |
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
Broadly used to express admiration for something excellent, impressive, or beautiful. Can describe people, experiences, achievements, or objects.
It's wonderful weather today, isn't it?
Her singing voice is truly magnificent.
I thought his performance was wonderful.
She's truly a wonderful person.
This team has grown remarkably well.
素晴らしい is more formal and often praises objective excellence, while 素敵 is more personal and emotional, often about charm or beauty.
素晴らしい is a common, everyday word for 'wonderful' or 'splendid', while 偉大 implies a more profound, historical, or monumental greatness.
素晴らしい is a common, all-purpose word for 'wonderful', while 輝かしい specifically evokes radiance or glory, often about achievements or a career.
素晴らしい is an ordinary adjective meaning 'wonderful', while 最高 as an exclamation carries a stronger sense of 'the very best, nothing beats this'.
素晴らしい is a stronger, more formal word for 'wonderful', whereas ナイス is a light, casual exclamation of approval.
素晴らしい is a common everyday i-adjective for 'wonderful/splendid', whereas 驚異的 is more formal and highlights the astonishing, almost miraculous scale of something.
素晴らしい is a formal, widely accepted i-adjective for 'splendid' or 'wonderful', whereas グレート is casual slang more common in advertising or pop speech.
素晴らしい is a strong, direct word for 'wonderful', while 結構 in this sense sounds more restrained and slightly formal.
素晴らしい is an i-adjective for subjective, emotional praise ('wonderful'), whereas 上々 is more detached and typically used for evaluating outcomes or conditions.