How to say many in Japanese

おおいooi Inflection

adjective:

  • many; numerous; a lot
  • large quantity; large amount
  • frequent; common

Example Sentences

親友shin'yuuhaninいるiru
How many close friends do you have?
分からないwakaranai言葉kotobagaたくさんtakusanあるaru
There are many words that I don't understand.
最近saikin考えるkangaeruことkotogaoo過ぎるsugiru
I have too many things on my mind these days.
多くookunohitoni囲まkakomaretekareha自然shizento少しsukoshi緊張kinchoushiだしdashita
With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
多くookunohitoga目的mokutekiなくnaku人生jinseiwo漂うtadayou
Many people drift through life without a purpose.

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