多大|ただいtadai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectivegreat (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
Conjugation
| Plain form | 多大（ただい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 多大です（ただいです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 多大ではない（ただいではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 多大ではありません（ただいではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 多大だった（ただいだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 多大ではなかった（ただいではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 多大で（ただいで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 多大に（ただいに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 多大なら（ただいなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym多量たりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a large quantity or amount, as in 「多量の出血」; 多大 stresses a huge degree of influence, contribution or loss.
- RelatedあまたWrittenWritten/formal prose word meaning numerous or many, with an archaic flavor; 多大 is about a huge degree rather than sheer number.
- Antonym僅少きんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a very small amount; the opposite of 多大, which stresses a huge degree.
- Antonym些少さしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a tiny amount, often used as a humble expression as in 「些少ですが」; opposite of 多大.
Use 「多大」 for a huge degree of influence, contribution or loss, as in 「多大な貢献」 and 「多大な損害」. For large quantities use 「多量」, for large numbers 「数多」; the opposites are 「僅少」 and 「些少」.
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