物凄い
ものすごい
adjective-i
tremendous; terrific; incredible
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 物凄い | 物凄くない |
| Past | 物凄かった | 物凄くなかった |
| て form | 物凄くて | 物凄くなくて |
| Adverbial | 物凄く | — |
| Conditional ば | 物凄ければ | 物凄くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 物凄かったら | 物凄くなかったら |
1.
tremendous; terrific; incredible; intense
Describes something striking in scale, force, or degree — so much so that it is almost overwhelming. Can be positive or negative depending on context.
物凄い人出だ。
There's a tremendous crowd.
外は物凄い雨が降っている。
It's raining incredibly hard outside.
彼は物凄いスピードで仕事を片づけていった。
He cleared through the work at an incredible speed.
An intensifying adjective stressing great scale or degree. Frequently written in hiragana (ものすごい). The adverbial 物凄く is extremely common as a casual intensifier meaning 'very'.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 物凄い勢い: tremendous momentum
- 物凄く暑い: incredibly hot
- 物凄い数: a huge number
SIMILAR WORDS:
- すごい: amazing; great — milder and more everyday; ものすごい is a stronger intensification