How to Say ‘It was really big.’ in Japanese
すごく大きかったです。
sugoku ookikatsu ta desu
[soo-GOH-koo oh-KEE-kaht tah desu]
💬 Usage Tip: すごく is the casual, enthusiastic cousin of とても; both mean "very" and go right before the describing word.
Phrase Breakdown
すごく
sugoku
[soo-GOH-koo]
really; very
An adverb form of すごい, used casually to mean 'very' or 'super'.
すごくおいしいです。
It's really delicious.
大きかったです。
ookikatsu ta desu
it was big
The polite past form of 大きい ('big'). Pause on the small っ.
その家は大きかったです。
That house was big.
Words in this phrase
大きかっ
ookikatsu
[oh-KEE-kaht]
was big
Past stem of the adjective ookii (big), used before ta.
家が大きかった。
The house was big.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Indicates past tense.
彼は来た。
He came.
です
desu
[desu]
is; polite ending
A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.
キャンセルしたいです。
I want to cancel.
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