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N3 い-adjective, Adverb

偉(えら)いgreat, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, awful, terrible

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary

      2. 2.

        distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous

      3. 3.

        awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe

        Usually written using kana alone

      4. 4.

        tiring, tough, hard

        Usually written using kana alone

    2. Adverb

      1. 5.

        very, extremely

        Usually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect

    All Forms

    偉い 【えらい】、豪い 【えらい】

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    • 僕(ぼく)の母(はは)は会社(かいしゃ)では偉(えら)い人(ひと)です。

      My mother is an important person in her company.

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    • 今日(きょう)はえらく寒(さむ)いのでマフラーをつけよう。

      It is awfully cold today, so let's put on our scarves.

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    • えらい目(め)にあったので家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ったら自分(じぶん)を甘(あま)やかしてあげよう。

      I had an awful time so I'll spoil myself when I get home.

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    • あんなえらい混雑(こんざつ)な場所(ばしょ)に行(い)った事(こと)は今(いま)までで一(いち)度(ど)もありませんでした。

      I had never been to such a remarkably crowded place before.

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    • 先生(せんせい)のおかげで娘(むすめ)は自然(しぜん)に人助(ひとだす)けを出来(でき)るような偉(えら)い人(ひと)になる事(こと)が出来(でき)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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