だいたい〜

daitai〜

JLPT N5 Casual Chapter 25: How often, how much, 5 of 11

Formation

だいたい + Number/Amount/Percentage

Expresses 'roughly', 'approximately', or 'almost'.

When to use

A freestanding adverb ("roughly, for the most part"), not attached to a number like くらい/ぐらい - broader, less precise approximation.

Explanation

The だいたい〜 (daitai〜) grammar point is used to express a rough estimate or generalization, meaning 'roughly', 'approximately', or 'almost' in English. It can be used before numbers, amounts, or percentages to show that the value is not exact.

Example sentences

Approximation (About / Approximately)

Corpus examples (30)

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