大した

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大
たい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 大 (tai, “big”) +‎ した (shita, “did, done”), the perfective of する (suru, “to do”), used here to indicate a state as opposed to an action.

Adnominal

大(たい)した • (taishita) 

1. big, quite, very great, considerable

   富士山(ふじさん)は大(たい)した山(やま)だよ。

   Fujisan wa taishita yama da yo.

   Mount Fuji is really quite a mountain.

   こんなのは、大(たい)した事(こと)ではない。

   Konna no wa, taishita koto de wa nai.

   These things are no big deal.

Usage notes

• Although this term is formed using した (shita), the perfective or past-tense of する (suru), the imperfective or present tense form *大する (*taisuru) is not used.

Related terms

• 大(たい)して (taishite): the adverbial form: very, particularly