VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

大きい

おおきい
hepburn ookii

big, large

Part of speech · i-adjective

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Examples

  1. 大きい家ですね。
    It's a big house, isn't it.
  2. もっと大きい声で話してください。
    Please speak in a louder voice.

Collocations

大きい家大きい声大きくなる大きな夢大きさ (size)

Mnemonic

大きい ookii — i-adjective. Pre-noun position: 大きい家. Alternate pre-noun form 大きな (ookina) is more poetic/literary: 大きな夢 (a big dream). Negative 大きくない, past 大きかった, adverbial 大きく.

Quick check

  1. What is the correct negative form of 大きい?

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