ずいぶ (ズイブ)
Zuibu · ずいぶ — very, extremely, surprisingly, fairly, quite, considerably, awfully, terribly; terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible; remarkable, extraordinary
Other ways to say “very” in Japanese →
ずいぶ in rōmaji: zuibu.
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ずいぶ
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随分
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| 読み (Reading) |
ズイブ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形状詞・一般・*・*
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*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
ずいぶ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ズイブ
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| 表記・基本形 |
ずいぶ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ズイブン
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Used in casual conversation to express a degree that is surprising or considerable, often with a nuance of 'quite a lot' or 'substantially'.
ずいぶ時間がかかったね。
Zuibu jikan ga kakatta ne.
It took quite a long time, didn't it?
ずいぶ歩いたから疲れた。
Zuibu aruita kara tsukareta.
I walked a lot, so I'm tired.
⚖️ Often confused with 'ずいぶん' (zuibun), which is more common and slightly more formal; 'ずいぶ' is a casual, contracted form.
ずいぶ means “very, extremely, surprisingly, fairly, quite, considerably, awfully, terribly; terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible; remarkable, extraordinary” — full definition & examples →