Hanamaruhanamaru

おおきい

大きい

big

ookii

JLPT
N5
Frequency
#1,124

Meanings

  1. 1
    big; large; greatadj-i
  2. 2
    loudadj-i
  3. 3
    extensive; spaciousadj-i

JMdict 1588880

In a sentence

おおきい大きいbigいぬdogいるthere is

There's a big dog!

How it works

The adjective 大きいおおきい (big) sits right before the noun it describes (いぬ (dog)) — just like English. (subject) marks the subject, and いる (there is, for living things) is used because a dog is alive (ある (there is, for things) would be wrong here). The final (I'm telling you) adds a little nudge, like letting someone know something they may not have noticed.

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