すごく

すごく
adverb
very; extremely; incredibly
informalspokendescriptive
1. very; extremely; incredibly; awfully
An intensifier used to emphasize the degree of an adjective or verb. Widely used in casual spoken Japanese. Originally the adverbial form of the adjective すごい, but now functions independently as an adverb.
すごく楽(たの)しかった。
It was really fun.
今日(きょう)はすごく寒(さむ)いね。
It's extremely cold today, isn't it.
すごく頑張(がんば)ったのに結果(けっか)が出(で)なかった。
I tried incredibly hard, but didn't get results.

The standard adverbial form of すごい (amazing/terrible), used as an intensifier meaning "very" or "extremely."

Usage

In casual speech, すごい is also widely used as an adverb (すごい楽(たの)しい instead of すごく楽(たの)しい). This is grammatically nonstandard but extremely common in everyday conversation.

SIMILAR WORDS (intensifiers by register):

Register

すごく is informal and used primarily in spoken language. In formal writing, prefer とても or 非常(ひじょう)に.

Related Words

Compare: めちゃくちゃ (super, crazy)
Compare: めっちゃ (super, crazy)
Compare: とても (very)
Compare: 大変(たいへん) (very)
Compare: 非常(ひじょう)に (extremely)
Compare: 非常(ひじょう) (emergency)
Compare: 実(じつ)に (indeed, truly, really)
Compare: 著(いちじる)しく (remarkably)
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