より大きい
yori ookii
The English phrase 'bigger' is translated into Japanese as より大きい (yori ookii).
より大きい is used to describe something that has a greater size or amount than something else, meaning 'bigger than'. If you want to say that something is much bigger or a lot bigger, you can use the phrase ずっと大きい.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the particle より, meaning 'than' and the adjective 大きい, meaning 'big'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is built using the i-adjective 大きい. Because it is an i-adjective, its base form is used to complete the comparative structure.
How do you pronounce it?
yori ookii
Did you know?
- The word 大きい is used to describe 'loud' sounds, such as 大きい声 for a 'big voice'.
- Japanese has a specific word おっきい which is a colloquial, emphasized version of 大きい often used by children or in casual speech to describe something impressively big.
- While 大きい means 'big', the word 大 is used as a prefix to create words like 大学 for 'university', literally 'big study'.
Examples in context
- これより大きい犬はいません。No other dog is bigger than this.This sentence is useful for expressing that no other dog is bigger than the one being discussed using より大きい.Tatoeba #218010 by bunbuku, translation #55319 by Eldad
- 私の帽子は、ジムのより大きい。My hat is bigger than Jim's.This sentence is useful for comparing the size of two hats using より大きい.Tatoeba #162639 by small_snow, translation #251875 by CN
- 僕ののほうが、君のより大きい。Mine is bigger than yours.This sentence is useful for comparing the size of two objects using より大きい.Tatoeba #3555756 by arnab, translation #1676735 by Spamster
- あの車デカい！That car is huge!
- この靴はあの靴より大きいです。These shoes are bigger than those shoes.
- 彼の家は私の家よりずっと大きいです。His house is much bigger than mine.
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Example conversation
Hiroto and Misaki are looking at two different suitcases in a store.
- 大翔 Hiroto美咲、どっちのスーツケースがいいと思う？Misaki, dotchi no sūtsukēsu ga ii to omou?Misaki, which suitcase do you think is better?
- 美咲 Misaki私は、こっちより大きいほうがいいな。Watashi wa, kotchi yori ookii hou ga ii na.I think the one that is bigger than this one is better.
- 大翔 Hirotoでも、大きすぎると重くなるよ。Demo, ookisugiru to omoku naru yo.But if it's too big, it will be heavy.
- 美咲 Misaki荷物が多いから、大丈夫だと思う。Nimotsu ga ooi kara, daijoubu da to omou.I have a lot of luggage, so I think it'll be fine.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
