JLPT N5 vocabulary
多い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
おおい1Atamadaka · high startalso 2
i-adjective
Meaning
- many, numerous, a lot
- a large amount or quantity of, a lot, much
- frequent, common

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 多い | 多 |
| Plain past過去形 | 多 | 多 |
| Polite presentです形 | 多い | 多 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 多 | 多 |
| Te-formて形 | 多 | 多 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 多い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 多 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 多 | 多 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 多 | 多 |
Example sentences
六本木では流行するスタイルが多いものだ。
Roppongi is, of course, full of trendy styles.
冬休み中、 実家へ家族に会いに帰る大学生は多い。
There are a lot of college students who return home during winter holiday to see their families.
昨日は雪が多く降りました。その為交通機関に遅れが出ています。
It snowed a lot yesterday. Hence, there are delays with the transportation.