(ぜつだい)

ぜつだい
na-adjective
immense, tremendous, enormous
1. immense, tremendous, overwhelming
Extremely large in degree or extent. Used to describe the scale of support, influence, trust, popularity, or other abstract qualities. Implies something far exceeding the ordinary.
絶大(ぜつだい)人気(にんき)(ほこ)る。
To boast immense popularity.
彼女(かのじょ)若者(わかもの)から絶大(ぜつだい)支持(しじ)()ている。
She enjoys tremendous support from young people.
そのブランドは品質(ひんしつ)(たか)さから消費者(しょうひしゃ)絶大(ぜつだい)信頼(しんらい)(あつ)めている。
That brand has earned tremendous trust from consumers due to its high quality.

USAGE:
Almost always appears in the pattern 絶大(ぜつだい)な + noun. Commonly collocates with abstract nouns like 人気(にんき) (popularity), 信頼(しんらい) (trust), 支持(しじ) (support), and 影響力(えいきょうりょく) (influence). Rarely used as a predicate (絶大(ぜつだい)だ is uncommon).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 絶大(ぜつだい)人気(にんき): immense popularity
  • 絶大(ぜつだい)信頼(しんらい): tremendous trust
  • 絶大(ぜつだい)支持(しじ): overwhelming support
  • 絶大(ぜつだい)影響力(えいきょうりょく): tremendous influence