| The Japanese word | |
大体 |
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| is pronounced | |
| daitai | だいたい | |
| means | |
| almost, general, main point, outline | |
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| Examples: | |
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大体正しい。
daitai tadashī. That is almost correct. | That's mostly right. |
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私の仕事は大体終わったよ。
watashi no shigoto wa daitai owatta yo. My work is almost finished. |
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彼がいおうとするところは大体分かる。
kare ga iō to suru tokoro wa daitai wakaru. I have a general idea of what he means. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

