How to Say ‘Yes, it was really big.’ in Japanese
はい、すごく大きかったです。
hai sugoku ookikatsu ta desu
[hai soo-GOH-koo oh-KEE-kaht tah desu]
Phrase Breakdown
はい、すごく
hai sugoku
yes, really
はい (hai) means 'yes'. It is joined with すごく ('very') so the part is long enough to say on its own.
はい、すごく楽しかったです。
Yes, it was really fun.
Words in this phrase
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A basic affirmative response meaning yes.
はい、来週の土曜日です。
Yes, it's next Saturday.
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 'big'.
犬が大きかったです。
The dog 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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