eki no mawari ni mise ga takusan arimasu.

There are many shops around the station.

Breakdown of eki no mawari ni mise ga takusan arimasu.

• が: subject particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 駅えき: station
• ある: to exist

Questions & Answers about eki no mawari ni mise ga takusan arimasu.

How do you read this sentence?

It is read:

えき の まわり に みせ が たくさん あります。

Word by word:

• 駅（えき） = station
• 周り（まわり） = surroundings / area around
• 店（みせ） = shop / store
• あります = there is / there are

How is this sentence structured?

A very literal breakdown is:

• 駅 = station
• の = of
• 周り = surrounding area
• に = in / at
• 店 = shops
• が = subject marker
• たくさん = many / a lot
• あります = exist / there are

So the structure is basically:

At the area around the station, shops exist in large numbers.

More natural English: There are many shops around the station.

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