多い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 多い | 多くない |
| Polite | 多いです | 多くないですalso 多くありません |
| Past polite | 多かったです | 多くなかったですalso 多くありませんでした |
| Past | 多かった | 多くなかった |
| Te-form | 多くて | 多くなくて |
| Adverbial | 多く | |
| Conditional | 多ければ | 多くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 多かったら | 多くなかったら |
Describes a large number or amount of something. Used for countable and uncountable things. Often appears in patterns like ～が多い or 多く～.
この町には外国人が多い。
There are many foreigners in this town.
We had a lot of rain this year.
Used for events or situations that happen often. Common in phrases like ～ことが多い.
On my days off, I often read books at home.
This town has a lot of people.
He is often late.
Many students agreed with this opinion.
This school has an overwhelmingly large number of female students.
多い describes a large quantity, the direct opposite of ごく僅か, which describes an almost negligible quantity.
awesome; awe-inspiring; august · presumptuous; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
many; much; a lot · majority; greater part; most · mostly; mainly; usually; often