大きな
おおきな
big
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
大きなだ
Negative
大きなじゃない
Past
大きなだった
Past Negative
大きなじゃなかった
Te Form
大きなで
Adverbial
大きなに
Conditional
大きななら
Presumptive
大きなでしょう
Example Sentences
大きな犬がいます。
There is a big dog.
Ōkina inu ga imasu.
昨日、大きな魚を見ました。
I saw a big fish yesterday.
Kinō, ōkina sakana o mimashita.
大きな声で話さないでください。
Please do not speak in a big (loud) voice.
Ōkina koe de hanasanaide kudasai.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Attributive Use Only**: Unlike most na-adjectives, 大きな (おおきな) is used only before nouns to describe them, like "a big house" (大きな家), and not on its own, as in "The house is big."
•No Conjugation Needed**: When using 大きな, you don't need to worry about conjugating it for tense or form—just place it directly before the noun you want to describe.
•Particle Pairing**: Use particles like が or は after the noun phrase to continue your sentence, such as "大きな犬がいます" (There is a big dog).
•Alternative Form**: Remember that 大きい can also mean "big" but functions as an i-adjective, allowing for different sentence structures, like "犬は大きい" (The dog is big).
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun