大した

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
大
たい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 大 (tai, “big”) +‎ した (shita, “did, done”), the perfective of する (suru, “to do”), used here to indicate a state as opposed to an action.

Adnominal

大(たい)した • (taishita) 

  1. big, quite, very great, considerable
    富士山(ふじさん)は大(たい)した山(やま)だよ。
    Fujisan wa taishita yama da yo.
    Mount Fuji is really quite a mountain.
    こんなのは、大(たい)した事(こと)ではない。
    Konna no wa, taishita koto de wa nai.
    These things are no big deal.

Usage notes

  • Although this term is formed using した (shita), the perfective or past-tense of する (suru), the imperfective or present tense form *大する (*taisuru) is not used.

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