大体 (だいたい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

大体 (だいたい) means generally / approximately / mostly.

See example sentences below.

大体 at a glance

大体

だいたいdaitai

N4adv

generally / approximately / mostly

大体だいたいdaitaiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

generally / approximately / mostly

Example 1

だいたいのことはわかりました。

Translation

I generally understood the main points.

Example 2

だいたい五時に帰ります。

Translation

I usually go home around five o’clock.