凄い
sugoi
terrible, dreadful
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  1. sugoi terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers); awfully, very, immensely
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Kanji Breakdown
Uncanny, Weird, Threatening, Horrible
On: せい,さい Kun: さむ.い,すご.い,すさ.まじい
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How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
凄い → 凄くない → 凄かった → 凄くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても凄いですね。
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