Definition of 偉い (えらい)

えら

偉い

えらい

erai

adjective
1.
great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent
2.
very troublesome, awful, terrible(usually kana)
3.
tiring, tough(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
豪い【えらい】
Related Kanji
admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
偉い
えらい
erai
偉いです
えらいです
eraidesu
偉くない
えらくない
erakunai
偉くありません
えらくありません
erakuarimasen

偉くないです
えらくないです
erakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
偉かった
えらかった
erakatta
偉かったです
えらかったです
erakattadesu
偉くなかった
えらくなかった
erakunakatta
偉くありませんでした
えらくありませんでした
erakuarimasendeshita

偉くなかったです
えらくなかったです
erakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
偉かろう
えらかろう
erakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
偉いだろう
えらいだろう
eraidarou
te-form
偉くて
えらくて
erakute
Adverb
偉く
えらく
eraku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
偉ければ
えらければ
erakereba
偉くなければ
えらくなければ
erakunakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 14 results)

むか
ひと
1人
えら
偉い
おうさま
王様
Once there lived a great king

ぶん
自分
えら
偉い
もの
He thinks himself to be somebody

My wife had a hard time getting into the swing of our new life in America

かれ
えら
偉い
がくしゃ
学者
せんせい
先生
He is a great scholar and what is better, a good teacher

I admire you for keeping your head

ジョン
せんしゅ
選手
John was another great player

Look at the big shot

He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody

かいしゃ
会社
えら
偉い
かた
肩書き
せんどう
船頭
おお
多くて
ふね
すす
進まず
Everybody in that company is either a vice-president or a senior vice-president; they're all chiefs and no Indians

You've done it

I had hoped to get another 50,000 miles out of my car, but it gave up the ghost on the expressway and it would cost too much to fix it

His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business

A big title does not necessarily mean a high position

わた
ひと
あの人
しょうら
将来
えら
偉く
I discerned the potential of great things in him