多い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Adjective[edit]

多い (い-i inflection, hiragana おおい, romaji ōi, historical hiragana おほい)

  1. there are many, there is much
    ここ多い
    ここは、ひとがおおい
    koko wa, hito ga ōi.
    Here are many people.
    今年多い
    ことしは、ゆきがおおい
    kotoshi wa, yuki ga ōi.
    It snows much this year
    リンゴミカンより多い
    リンゴのかずは、ミカンよりおおい
    ringo no kazu wa, mikan yori ōi.
    The amount of the apples are more than that of the oranges.

Usage notes[edit]

多い cannot modify a noun to mean the referents of the noun are many.
  • *多い人 (wrong: many people)
  • 子供が多い人 (correct: a person with many children)
To modify a noun, use 多くの, たくさんの, 数多い, etc.

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