takusan

Word
たくさんtakusan
Meaning
many, much, a lot
Part of speech
adverb
Pronunciation
Course

Usages of takusan

たくさん みました。takusan nomimasita.
(He) drank a lot.
せんそう の あと に たくさん の ユダヤじん が カナダ に  はじめました。sensou no ato ni takusan no yudayazin ga kanada ni ki hazimemasita.
After the war, many Jewish people began coming to Canada.

Note: the subject marker is more appropriate than in this context. The subject of the sentence is たくさんのユダヤ人 (many Jewish people), and in this case, is typically used because it is introducing new, non-contrastive information.

さけ を たくさん まないで ください。osake wo takusan nomanaide kudasai.
Please don't drink a lot of alcohol.
とうきょう で たくさん べたり、 ともだち と ったり します。toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasu.
In Tokyo, I'll eat lots and meet my friends (etc.).
とうきょう で たくさん べたり、 ともだち と ったり しました。toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasita.
In Tokyo, I ate lots and met my friends (etc.).
もう たくさん です。mou takusan desu.
I've had enough.
いけ に は カエル が たくさん います。ike ni ha kaeru ga takusan imasu.
In the pond, there are many frogs.
まめ の しゅるい は たくさん あります。mame no syurui ha takusan arimasu.
There are many types of beans.
りょこうちゅう に たくさん の しゃしん を りました。ryokoutyuu ni takusan no syasin wo torimasita.
I took a lot of photos during the trip.
こうえん で たくさん の とり を ました。kouen de takusan no tori wo mimasita.
I saw many birds in the park.
べんとう に は たくさん の しゅるい が あります。obentou ni ha takusan no syurui ga arimasu.
There are many types of boxed lunches.

The particle combination には (ni wa), is often used to emphasize the topic, especially when discussing existence, characteristics, or attributes related to that topic. It can be translated as "as for" or "regarding," but often it's simply used to stress the topic being discussed.

この クラス に は たくさん の せい が います。kono kurasu ni ha takusan no seito ga imasu.
There are many students in this class.
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