Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Major"

A: Major (noun):
1. A college major refers to what you are studying in college
-"my major is biology"
2. A military rank
-"Major Johnson and Major Smith"

Major (verb)
1. Describes what you're studying in college
-"I'm majoring in Civil Engineering"

Major (adjective)
1. Big or very important
-"Global Warming is a major problem"

A: It depends how you use it. It could be a major like in college the major you graduate in.
Or a big thing like "a major problem"

A: alcalde

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A: My little brother is so mean, he's a "major" pain in the butt.

When I go to college I'm going to "major" in Psychology.

The woman I met yesterday was a "Major" in the military.

I'm learning how to to play a song on the piano in the key of "B-major"

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A: this is a major building.

A: He is the major of this school (director)

He is the city major (alcalde)

(I think this is the more appropriate use for it)

A: My major is math for my master's degree.

Don't forget the apostrophe s on master. This sounds a little unnatural to me, but makes sense.

I majored in math, when I was in college.

Don't forget the comma to separate the clauses. Otherwise that sounds perfect. I would probably use this one most likely.

I recieved a master's degree in math.

Same problem as number one

I hope I helped :)

A: major is normally used for academics
I'm majoring in geology the overall study
my speciality and expertise are more synonymous to each other than they are to major though and would be used on a specific

I major in Mathematics but my speciality/expertise is trigonometry

but you aren't limited to using speciality or expertise in an academic sense you can use them in more casual sense

for example im a big fan of video games and their storys like FPS games I play halo and gears of War and I know a lot about the lore but my expertise is on halo's lore


major can also be used as a description of an event to say how important something was

for example
if two teams going against each other had 10 seconds left to play and were tied on points and someone scored within those last 10 seconds that would have been a major event of the game

A: "Major" is specifically for a "college major". "Specialization" is a much more general term that can be used at school, work, or other situations. It's more generic.

You could say a college major is a *kind of* specialization, the kind you have for an undergraduate degree.

A: Major is something big or important.
“This test is a major part of my grade.”

Minor is something that is small or not very important.
“There was only a little bit of traffic today, it was a minor problem.”

A: I don't think there is a difference. I've never heard of a person being referred to as a major. Heard them being referred to as minors but never majors. Didn't know that was a thing honestly. lol ^_^

A: It's ok! It is a bit confusing haha but you'll get it!

So I guess another way of explaining is MAJOR is something big and MAIN is something important or significant.

For example:

At school there is a major exam coming up. (So this sentence means that a big exam will happen soon. "Major" describes that the exam is a big deal).

The main part of the test is the essay. (This sentence means that the important part of the exam is the essay. So even though the whole exam is important, it's the essay that needs to be focused on. That's the MAIN point).

A: Hi there!

Your sentence roughly translates to, "The reason I chose this major is because it is easy to get a job." or "The reason I chose this major is because I can get a job easily."

I hope this helped! :)

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A: It's a tricky one!

A: What does a liberal lecture say?

A: 私はイギリス人で、大学で日本語を勉強するので、'my degree is Japanese Studies' も言います。'major'も正しいですけど、ちょっとアメリカっぽいだと思います。

A: major, minor
(minor and miner sound exactly the same.)

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A: yes that is perfect!

A: Perfect!