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Japanese
- (informal, terminal or attributive form) すげえ (sugē)
- (emphatic, eye dialect) すんごい (sungoi)
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「凄い」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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Stem forms
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Continuative (連用形)
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凄く
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すごく すごく
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Terminal (終止形)
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凄い
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すごい
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Attributive (連体形)
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凄い
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すごい
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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凄くない
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すごくない すごくない
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Informal past
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凄かった
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すごかった すごかった
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Informal negative past
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凄くなかった
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すごくなかった すごくなかった
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Formal
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凄いです
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すごいです
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Conjunctive
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凄くて
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すごくて すごくて
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Conditional
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凄ければ
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すごければ すごければ
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Adjective
すごい • (sugoi) -i (adverbial すごく (sugoku))
- horrible, dreadful, ghastly
- terrific, terrible, awful
- すごく寒いです。
- Sugoku samui desu.
- It's very cold.
- 今日はすごく暑い。
- Kyō wa sugoku atsui.
- It's awfully hot today.
- amazing, splendid, fantastic, great
- すごい!どうやったの?
- Sugoi! Dō yatta no?
- Wow! How did you do it?
- striking, remarkable
- すごい格好をする
- sugoi kakkō o suru
- to have a remarkable appearance
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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すごかろ
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sugokaro
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Continuative (連用形)
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すごく
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sugoku
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Terminal (終止形)
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すごい
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sugoi
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Attributive (連体形)
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すごい
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sugoi
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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すごけれ
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sugokere
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Imperative (命令形)
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すごかれ
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sugokare
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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すごくない
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sugoku nai
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Informal past
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すごかった
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sugokatta
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Informal negative past
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すごくなかった
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sugoku nakatta
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Formal
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すごいです
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sugoi desu
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Formal negative
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すごくないです
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sugoku nai desu
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Formal past
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すごかったです
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sugokatta desu
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Formal negative past
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すごくなかったです
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sugoku nakatta desu
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Conjunctive
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すごくて
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sugokute
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Conditional
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すごければ
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sugokereba
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Provisional
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すごかったら
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sugokattara
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Volitional
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すごかろう
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sugokarō
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Adverbial
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すごく
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sugoku
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Degree
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すごさ
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sugosa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
すごい • (sugoi)
- (colloquial) greatly, wonderfully
Synonyms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.