大した
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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大 |
たい Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 大 (tai, “big”) + した (shita, “did, done”), the perfective of する (suru, “to do”), used here to indicate a state as opposed to an action.
Adnominal
[edit]- big, quite, very great, considerable
- 富士山は大した山だよ。
- Fujisan wa taishita yama da yo.
- Mount Fuji is really quite a mountain.
- こんなのは、大した事ではない。
- Konna no wa, taishita koto de wa nai.
- These things are no big deal.
- 富士山は大した山だよ。
Usage notes
[edit]- Although this term is formed using した (shita), the perfective or past-tense of する (suru), the imperfective or present tense form *大する (*taisuru) is not used.
Related terms
[edit]- 大して (taishite): the adverbial form: very, particularly