随分
ずいぶん
hepburn zuibun
quite, considerably
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 今日は随分暖かいですね。It is quite warm today, is not it?
- 随分長い間会っていませんでした。We had not met for quite a long time.
Collocations
随分暖かい随分長い随分前随分変わる随分かかる
Mnemonic
随分 zuibun — 随 (to follow) + 分 (portion). An adverb used when a degree feels "quite, considerably" greater than expected. Unlike とても, it carries the speaker's mild surprise — a sense of "more than I thought." It often attaches to change: 随分変わったね (you have changed quite a bit).
Quick check
How does 随分 differ in nuance from とても?