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大層

たいそう

very, exceedingly

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Examples

  1. 大層喜んでいた。

    たいそうよろこんでいた。

    He was exceedingly pleased.

  2. 大層立派なお屋敷ですね。

    たいそうりっぱなおやしきですね。

    What a very splendid mansion this is.

  3. 祖父は大層な骨董好きで、家中に壺が並んでいる。

    そふはたいそうなこっとうずきで、いえじゅうにつぼがならんでいる。

    My grandfather is an extraordinary antiques enthusiast; there are pots all over the house.

Common patterns

大層喜ぶ
to be greatly delighted
大層立派な
most impressive
大層な数
an enormous number

Memory tip

An old-fashioned, bookish とても that you meet in novels and in the polite speech of older people. Used as a na-adjective, 大層な can instead mean "exaggerated, over the top".

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