English–Japanese
“lot” in Japanese
How to say “lot” in Japanese
“Lot” in Japanese is たくさん (takusan).
It presents a quantity or degree as large enough to stand out, whether the thing is countable or not.
Example sentences with たくさん
りんごをたくさん食べます。ri n go o ta ku sa n ta be ma su
I eat a lot of apples.
休みの日は本をたくさん読みます。yasu mi no hi wa hon o ta ku sa n yo mi ma su
I read a lot of books on my days off.
Tips for using たくさん
- Japanese uses たくさん (takusan) before の (no) and a noun, as in たくさんの本 (takusan no hon), meaning "many books".
Other Japanese words for “lot”
多くの子どもが遊びます。ō ku no ko do mo ga aso bi ma su
A lot of children play.
みんなで大いに楽しみます。mi n na de ō i ni tano shi mi ma su
We enjoy ourselves a lot together.
くじで順番を決めます。ku ji de jun ban o ki me ma su
We decide the order by drawing lots.
この店は人が多いです。ko no mise wa hito ga ō i de su
There are many people in this store.