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adjective·n2
偉い
彼は偉い
kare wa erai
He is admirable
母は偉い
haha wa erai
My mother is admirable
えらい目にあった
erai me ni atta
I had a terrible time
えらく疲れた
eraku tsukareta
I'm terribly tired
dictionary偉いerai
great; admirablenegative偉くないerakunai
not great; not admirablepast偉かったerakatta
was greatpast negative偉くなかったerakunakatta
was not greatte form偉くてerakute
...and (is) greatadverb偉くeraku
greatly; very