大変

たいへん

very; greatly; terribly; awfully

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 大へん

Meanings

Adverb
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
Na-adjective, Noun
immense; enormous; great
serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
difficult; hard; challenging

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

Noun
major incident; disasterArchaic

Example sentences

大変たいへん疲つかれた。

I'm exhausted.
大変たいへんである。

It's hard.
わぁ！大変たいへんだ！

Ah! This is bad!
大変たいへん寒さむくなった。

It has become very cold.
今日こんにちは大変たいへん寒さむい。

It is very cold today.

More examples (10)

今日こんにちは大変たいへん暑あつい。

It is very hot today.
大変たいへん暑あついですね。

It's very hot, isn't it?
大変たいへんな日ひだった。

It was a hard day.
本通ほんどおりは大変たいへん広ひろい。

The main street is very broad.
彼女かのじょは大変たいへん忙いそがしい。

She is very busy.
彼かれは大変たいへん背せが高たかい。

He is very tall.
彼かれは大変たいへん当惑とうわくした。

He was very puzzled.
彼かれは大変たいへん興奮こうふんした。

He was very excited.
彼かれは今いま大変たいへん忙いそがしい。

He is very busy now.
大変たいへん助たすかりました。

It was a great help!