多い
おおい
many, numerous
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Examples
この町は人が多いです。
このまちはひとがおおいです。
There are many people in this town.
今日は宿題が多いです。
きょうはしゅくだいがおおいです。
There is a lot of homework today.
雨の日が多いですね。
あめのひがおおいですね。
There are many rainy days, aren't there.
Common patterns
- 人が多い
- there are many people
- 仕事が多い
- to have a lot of work
- 雨が多い
- to have a lot of rain
Memory tip
多い normally comes after the noun (人が多いです), not before it — say 人が多い町, not 多い人.
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