(ものすご)

ものすごい
adjective-i
tremendous; terrific; incredible
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present物凄(ものすご)物凄(ものすご)くない
Past物凄(ものすご)かった物凄(ものすご)くなかった
て form物凄(ものすご)くて物凄(ものすご)くなくて
Adverbial物凄(ものすご)
Conditional ば物凄(ものすご)ければ物凄(ものすご)くなければ
Conditional たら物凄(ものすご)かったら物凄(ものすご)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(ものすご)(ひと)()だ。
There's a tremendous crowd.
(そと)物凄(ものすご)(あめ)()っている。
It's raining incredibly hard outside.
(かれ)物凄(ものすご)いスピードで仕事(しごと)(かた)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(ものすご)く is extremely common as a casual intensifier meaning 'very'.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 物凄(ものすご)(いきお)い: tremendous momentum
  • 物凄(ものすご)(あつ)い: incredibly hot
  • 物凄(ものすご)(かず): a huge number

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • すごい: amazing; great — milder and more everyday; ものすごい is a stronger intensification