巨大
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Base na-adjective form. Describes something of very large size. Can be used directly before a noun with 『な』 (na) or in predicate position with 『です』 (desu).
Theme
Two friends, Ken and User, are visiting a new theme park and discussing the attractions they see.
巨大
きょだい
huge, gigantic, enormous
Core Language Building BlocksDescriptive Language
Memory Hook
Imagine a 'giant' dinosaur so huge it's 'kyo-dai' (sounds like 巨大 kyodai, 'huge / Gigantic'). 'Kyo-dai' → so enormous!
Cultural Note
『巨大』 (kyodai) is often used in media to describe large-scale things like buildings, monsters in movies, or natural phenomena. It's a common term in science fiction and disaster genres.
Forms
Base: 巨大Base na-adjective form. Describes something of very large size. Can be used directly before a noun with 『な』 (na) or in predicate position with 『です』 (desu).
Negative: 巨大じゃないAdd 『じゃない』 (janai, 'not') after the base form → 『巨大じゃない』 (kyodai janai).
Past: 巨大だったAdd 『だった』 (datta, past) after the base form → 『巨大だった』 (kyodai datta).
Adverbial: 巨大にAdd 『に』 (ni, adverbial) after the base form → 『巨大に』 (kyodai ni).
Comparative: より巨大Comparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective.
Superlative: 一番巨大Superlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'number one / Most') + base adjective.