たいそう – Vocabulary details

たいそう

Meanings

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly

大たい層そう感かん謝しゃしたそうです。I hear they were very grateful.

Adjective (な)

Usually written in kana

2. extreme; excessive; great many; large number of

今日きょうはたいそうな人ひと出でだ。There's a huge crowd today.

3. splendid; impressive; tremendous; immense

大たい層そうな歓かん迎げいぶりだ。What a grand welcome.

4. exaggerated

なんか大たい層そうなことを言いい出だしたな、この子こ。Huh, this kid has started talking big.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

た

いそう

Used in: 980

Composed of

そう

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

ごたいそう

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

Examples (9 in total)

たいそう感かん謝しゃしたそうです。

I hear they were very grateful.

たいそうな歓かん迎げいぶりだ。

What a grand welcome.

皆みな様さま、たいそうお疲つかれでしょう。

Everyone, you must be terribly tired.

彼かれはたいそう満まん足ぞくしておられたよ。

He was very pleased.

たいそうな名めい目もくが一いっ瞬しゅんで吹ふっ飛とんだ。

The grand pretext vanished in an instant.

ロシア語ごはたいそう学まなびにくい。

Russian is very difficult to learn.

まさか、こんなたいそうな見み送おくりがあるとは思おもわなくてな。

I never expected such a grand send-off.

なんかたいそうなことを言いい出だしたな、この子こ。

Huh, this kid has started talking big.

私わたしは、その新あたらしい雑ざっ誌しがたいそう面おも白しろいとわかった。