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konsyuu ha kaigi ga ooi desu.

今週こんしゅう　は　会議かいぎ　が　多おおい　です。konsyuu ha kaigi ga ooi desu.
There are many meetings this week.
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Questions & Answers about konsyuu ha kaigi ga ooi desu.

What do the particles は and が each do here?
  • 今週は uses は to set the topic: “as for this week…”
  • 会議が uses が to mark the thing being described by the adjective 多い (“many”).
  • The common frame is: Xは Yが Z = “As for X, Y is Z.” Here: “As for this week, meetings are many.”
Why is it 会議が and not 会議を?
多い is an adjective that describes the noun; adjectives take a subject marked by が, not an object marked by を. Use を only with transitive verbs, e.g. 会議をする (“to hold a meeting”). With adjectives like 多い/少ない, use が: 会議が多い／少ない.
Can I drop any particles in casual speech?
  • Yes, time expressions often appear without a particle: 今週、会議が多いです。
  • In casual speech, が can be omitted when the meaning is clear: 今週は、会議多いです。
  • In careful writing or formal speech, keep the particles: 今週は会議が多いです。
Why is it 多いです and not 多いだ? How do I conjugate 多い?

多い is an i-adjective. With i-adjectives, you use です for politeness; you do not use だ.

  • Plain: 多い
  • Polite: 多いです
  • Negative: 多くない / 多くないです / 多くありません (often better to say 少ない “few”)
  • Past: 多かった / 多かったです
  • Negative past: 多くなかった / 多くありませんでした
What’s the difference between 会議が多い and 会議は多い?
  • 会議が多い: neutral, introduces/affirms new information (“there are many meetings”).
  • 会議は多い: makes 会議 the topic, often contrastive or generalizing (“as for meetings, there are many [compared to something else]”). Example: 飲み会は少ないけど、会議は多い。
Can I say 今週は会議がたくさんあります instead? Any nuance difference?

Yes. 今週は会議が多いです and 今週は会議がたくさんあります are both natural.

  • 多いです: adjective; sounds slightly more descriptive.
  • たくさんあります: quantifier + verb; very common and a bit more concrete.
  • Casual alternative: いっぱいあります (casual).
  • Strong/negative: 会議だらけです (“nothing but meetings”).
  • “Packed schedule”: 今週は予定が詰まっています。
Can I put 多い directly before 会議 (e.g., 多い会議)?

Usually no. 多い会議 is awkward in most contexts. Prefer:

  • Predicate: 会議が多い (“there are many meetings”).
  • Noun-modifying clause: 会議の多い会社 (“a company with many meetings”), 会議が多い週 (“a week with many meetings”).
  • Formal prenominal: 多くの会議 (“many meetings”) is common in writing.
Should I use に with 今週 (今週に)?
No. Use 今週は… or simply 今週、…. The particle に is for specific points in time (e.g., 3時に). If you mean “within this week,” use 今週中に, not 今週に.
How do I pronounce the words?
  • 今週: こんしゅう (konshuu)
  • 会議: かいぎ (kaigi)
  • 多い: おおい (ooi; two long “o” sounds, not like English “oi”)
  • です: desu (the final “u” is often devoiced, sounding like “des”)
How would I ask this as a question and answer it?
  • Question: 今週は会議が多いですか。
  • Yes: はい、多いです。
  • No: いいえ、少ないです。
How do I say exactly how many meetings I have?
  • Counting occurrences: 会議が3回あります。
  • Counting appointments/items (common in scheduling): 会議が3件あります。
  • General/colloquial: 会議が三つあります。