Vocab Info
N3 I-adjective, Adverb
偉いgreat, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, awful, terrible
Dictionary Definition
I-adjective
1.
great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary
I-adjective
2.
distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous
I-adjective
3.
awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
Usually written using kana aloneI-adjective
4.
tiring, tough, hard
Usually written using kana aloneAdverb
5.
very, extremely
Usually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect
All Forms
偉い 【えらい】、豪い 【えらい】
Common・Uncommon
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僕の母は会社では偉い人です。
My mother is an important person in her company.
今日は偉く寒いのでマフラーをつけよう。
It is awfully cold today, so let's put on our scarves.
偉い目にあったので家に帰ったら自分を甘やかしてあげよう。
I had an awful time so I'll spoil myself when I get home.
あんな偉い混雑な場所に行った事は今までで一度もありませんでした。
I had never been to such a remarkably crowded place before.
先生のおかげで娘は自然に人助けを出来るような偉い人になる事が出来ました。
Thanks to her teacher, my daughter was able to become an admirable person who could naturally help others.
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