Japanese Conversation · Level 35
90 words
Japanese word
すっごい
Pronunciation
Romajisuggoi
Meaning
- i-adjectiveamazing
Example
今日の花火はすっごいです！kyō no hana bi wa su ggo i de su
Today's fireworks are amazing!
More examples
その店はすっごい人気です。so no mise wa su ggo i nin ki de su
That shop is incredibly popular.
Core concept
Describes a person, thing, or event whose quality or intensity is far beyond the ordinary, positively or negatively.
Common phrases
すっごい人気su ggo i nin ki
incredible popularity
すっごい量su ggo i ryō
an amazing amount
すっごい勢いsu ggo i ikio i
incredible momentum
Similar words
すごいsugoi: The standard form describes something exceptionally impressive or intense.
素晴らしいsubarashii: Describes something as exceptionally good, admirable, or beautiful.
ひどいhidoi: Describes something as very unpleasant, poor, or severe.
とんでもないtondemonai: Describes something as remarkably different from what is expected.
Definition in Japanese
程度や状態が普通を大きく超えていて、驚きや強い感情を引き起こすさま。tei do ya jō tai ga fu tsū o ō ki ku ko e te i te odoro ki ya tsuyo i kan jō o hi ki o ko su sa ma
Word origin
すっごい (suggoi) is an emphatic colloquial form of すごい (sugoi), which developed from すごし (sugoshi), an old word meaning "uncanny" or "frightening."
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, すっごい (suggoi) can praise something as amazing or complain that it is terrible, with tone and context deciding which meaning is intended.
Other meanings
- terriblei-adjective
Opposites
- 平凡heibonordinaryna-adjective
Related words
- すごさsugosaimpressivenessnoun
- すごみsugomiintensitynoun