Vocab Info

N1 な-Adjective

(おお)げさ

grandiose, exaggerated

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    • Part of Speech

      な-Adjective

    • 単語の書類

      形容動詞

    Examples

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      (かれ)(はなし)はいつも(おお)げさで、(しん)じられない。

      His stories are always exaggerated and unbelievable. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      (わたし)(おお)げさ(かざ)()けには(ひん)()いと(おも)います。

      I think there is no taste in grandiose decorations. {grandiose, exaggerated}

      • N1

      子供(こども)のドッキリに(たい)して(おお)げさ(おどろ)いてみせました。

      I exaggeratedly pretended to be surprised at the child's prank. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      芸能人(げいのうじん)不倫(ふりん)について(おお)げさ()くような週刊(しゅうかん)()下品(げひん)です。

      Tabloids that write in a grandiose manner about celebrities' affairs are vulgar. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      (おお)げさ(はなし)ではなく、詐欺(さぎ)(ぜん)財産(ざいさん)(うしな)ってしまう高齢(こうれい)(しゃ)(おお)くいます。

      This is not an exaggerated story, there are many elderly people who lose all their property due to fraud. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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