What does “daisuki” mean? What in English? 大好き

25/03/2020

daisuki

Daisuki(だいすき、大好き) means “liking something or somebody a lot” or “loving something or somebody”.

“Daisuki” is easier to see if it is separated into “dai(大)” and “suki(好き)”.
“Dai” means “very”, “many”, “big”, etc. and “suki” is a verb meaning “like”.

The word has a slightly casual impression, so it might be better to refrain from using it in business situations and use other expressions.

The following are some example sentences using “daisuki”.

Example sentences using “daisuki”

Watashi wa ~ ga daisuki.(casual)
私は~が大好き。
I love ~.

Watashi wa ~ ga daisuki desu.(polite)
私は~が大好きです。
I love ~.

Watashi wa piza ga daisuki desu.
私はピザが大好きです。
I love pizza.

Watashi wa inu ga daisuki desu.
私は犬が大好きです。
I love dogs.

Kare wa dokusho ga daisuki desu.
彼は読書が大好きです。
He likes reading very much.
He loves reading.

Daisuki yo.
大好きよ。
I love you.

Daisuki dayo.
大好きだよ。
I love you.

Suki, suki, daisuki.
好き、好き、大好き。
I like you, I like you, I love you.

Daisuki nanda yo.
大好きなんだよ。
I love you.

Baka, daiuki.
馬鹿、大好き。
That is silly, but I love you.

Tomodachi daisuki.
ともだち大好き。
I love my friends.

Okaasan, daisuki.
お母さん、大好き。
Mum, I love you.

Totemo daisuki.
Tottemo daisuki.
とても大好き。
とっても大好き。
I love it very much.
(“Totemo” means “very,” “many,” “much,” etc. “Tottemo” emphasizes “totemo,” but it also has a casual impression.)

Sonna anata ga daisuki desu.
そんなあなたが大好きです。
I like you a lot the way you are.

Kare no koto ga daisuki deshita.
彼のことが大好きでした。
I liked him very much.

Daisuki dakedo owakere desu.
大好きだけど、お別れです。
I like you a lot but I have to say good-bye to you.

By the way, there is a Japanese man’s name “Daisuke” which sounds very similar to “daisuki”.