大きい
おおきい
big, large
i-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
大きい
Negative
大きくない
Past
大きかった
Past Negative
大きくなかった
Te Form
大きくて
Adverbial
大きく
Conditional
大きければ
Presumptive
大きいでしょう
Example Sentences
その犬は大きいです。
That dog is big.
Sono inu wa ōkii desu.
昨日、大きい魚を見ました。
Yesterday, I saw a big fish.
Kinō, ōkii sakana o mimashita.
その箱は大きくないです。
That box is not big.
Sono hako wa ōkikunai desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Conjugation Reminder**: As an i-adjective, 大きい (おおきい) is super straightforward to conjugate! For the negative form, just swap out the い for くない, making it 大きくない (おおきくない) to say something is "not big."
•Particle Pairing**: When using 大きい to describe a noun, simply place it directly before the noun without any particles in between. For example, "a big house" becomes 大きい家 (おおきいいえ).
•Past Tense Tip**: To say something "was big," change the い to かった, forming 大きかった (おおきかった). This is a handy way to talk about things that were big in the past!
•Comparative Use**: If you want to compare sizes, use 大きい with より (yori) to say something is "bigger than" something else. For example, その犬は猫より大きい (そのいぬはねこよりおおきい) means "That dog is bigger than the cat."
•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending