JLPT N4 · な-adjective

随分 (zuibun)

随分 (ずいぶん, zuibun) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “very; extremely”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ずいぶん
Romaji: zuibun
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite · adverb, adverb (taking と) · usually written in kana
terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible · な-adjective · usually written in kana
remarkable; extraordinary · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

私たちはもうずいぶん長くここにいます。

We've been here long enough.

Tatoeba #166144

あなたはこの１年に英語が随分進歩した。

You've made remarkable progress in English in the past year.

Tatoeba #232736

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 随分

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	随分だ	ずいぶんだ zuibunda
Present (polite)	随分です	ずいぶんです zuibundesu
Negative	随分じゃない	ずいぶんじゃない zuibunjanai
Past	随分だった	ずいぶんだった zuibundatta
Negative past	随分じゃなかった	ずいぶんじゃなかった zuibunjanakatta
Te-form	随分で	ずいぶんで zuibunde
Before a noun	随分な	ずいぶんな zuibunna
Adverb (~ni)	随分に	ずいぶんに zuibunni

Kanji in 随分

随

follow, though, notwithstandingズイ・まにま.に・したが.う · 12 strokes

分

part, minute of time, segmentブン・フン・わ.ける・わ.け · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 随分.

随筆ずいひつessays分ふんminute (unit of time)自分じぶんmyself多分たぶんprobably半分はんぶんhalf分かるわかるto understand気分きぶんfeeling十分じゅうぶんenough大分だいぶconsiderably分ぶんpart余分よぶんextra部分ぶぶんportion分析ぶんせきanalysis分野ぶんやfield

Source: JMdict entry 1372800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.