How to say several in Japanese

JLPTN3
数☆【すうsuu】

prefix:

  • several; a number of

noun / suffix noun:

  • quantity; amount

noun:

  • counting; figures; numbers
  • number; numeral; figure
  • grammatical number - Linguistics term
  • destiny; fate; course of events; trend

Example Sentences

整えられたtotonoerareta長机choutsukue、いくつかのikutsukanoパイプ椅子PAIPUisu、壁kabeのno掲示板keijibanにはnihaカレンダーKARENDAAとtoプリントPURINTO数枚がga張られているharareteiru。
There were long desks lined up, several pipe chairs, and stuck on the bulletin board were a calendar and several printouts.
そのsono女の子onnanokoはha、数冊のno本honをwo抱えていたkakaeteita。教科書kyoukashoじゃなくjanaku、分厚いbuatsui上製本ueseihon。
The girl was carrying several books. Not textbooks, but thick hardback books.
同じようなonajiyouna品shinaがgaまだmada何点tenかkaありますarimasuよyo。
We've got several more of the same kind of articles.
世界的なsekaitekina全面核戦争zenmenkakusensouがga起こればokoreba、地球規模chikyuukiboでdeこのkono「核の冬kakunofuyu」がga数カ月suukagetsu間kanもmo続くtsuzukuと言われていますtoiwareteimasu。
If there's a world-wide all-out nuclear war it's said that there will be a "nuclear winter" all over the planet for several months.
むろんmuron、舟funeはha何百艘souもmo水面suimenをwo動きまわっているugokimawatteiruがga、どれでもdoredemoいいiiとtoいうiuわけにはいかないwakenihaikanai。
Of course there were several hundred boats moving around on the water but not just any old one would do.

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