多い
おおい
many; numerous; a lot; large amount of
JLPT N5 Common word Intermediate Japanese L1
Meanings
I-adjective
many; numerous; a lot- large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
- frequent; common
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 多いおおい | 多いですおおいです |
| Negative | 多くないおおくない | 多くないですおおくないです |
| Past | 多かったおおかった | 多かったですおおかったです |
| Past negative | 多くなかったおおくなかった | 多くなかったですおおくなかったです |
| Te-form | 多くておおくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 多ければおおければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 多かったらおおかったら |
Example sentences
疑問が多い。
I have many doubts.
乗組員が多い。
The crew is large.
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Their number is great.
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We often have fires in winter.
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They have much snow in Niigata.
More examples (10)
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He has a hairy chest.
あれは多すぎた？
Was that too much?
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It's a very mountainous country.
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In winter, it snows a lot.
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There are many earthquakes in Japan.
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We have a lot of snow in February.
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There are many bridges in this city.
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My mouth forms a lot of saliva.
出張は多いですか。
Do you have many out-of-town assignments?
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Elephants abound here.