(だい)

だい
noun / counter
stand, platform; counter for machines and vehicles
1. stand, platform, pedestal, base
A raised surface or structure that supports something. Used for tables, stands, platforms, and bases.
(だい)(うえ)()く。
To place it on the stand.
カメラを(だい)固定(こてい)した。
I fixed the camera to the stand.
展示(てんじ)(だい)作品(さくひん)(なら)べて、お(きゃく)さんに()てもらった。
I lined up the works on the display stand for the customers to see.
2. counter for machines, vehicles, and large equipment
Used to count machines, vehicles, appliances, and similar large mechanical or electronic items. One of the most common counters in daily life.
(くるま)(さん)(だい)ある。
There are three cars.
パソコンを()(だい)()った。
I bought two computers.
この工場(こうじょう)では一日(いちにち)(ひゃく)(だい)自動車(じどうしゃ)生産(せいさん)している。
This factory produces one hundred cars per day.

COUNTING:

As a counter, (だい) is used for:

  • Vehicles: (くるま)、バス、トラック、自転車(じてんしゃ)
  • Machines/appliances: パソコン、冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)洗濯機(せんたくき)
  • Large electronics: テレビ、エアコン、電子(でんし)レンジ

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (だい)()せる: to place on a stand
  • (だい)()る: to be on a stand
  • (だい)から()ろす: to take down from a stand
  • (いち)(だい)()(だい)(さん)(だい): one, two, three (machines/vehicles)

RELATED WORDS:
(だい) as a counter should not be confused with the suffix 〜台(だい) meaning "range" or "level" (e.g., 三十(さんじゅう)(だい) "in one's thirties").

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