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How to Say ‘There are many cars.’ in Japanese

車が多いです。

kuruma ga ooi desu

[koo-roo-mah gah oh-ee dess]

💬 Usage Tip: Simple pattern: [車] + [が多いです]. You can swap [車] with many other nouns.

🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, what kind of [車] you see often depends a lot on the region—city streets and rural roads can feel very different.

Phrase Breakdown

kuruma

[koo-roo-mah]

car

Refers to cars in general. In this phrase, it is the thing being counted or noticed.

Example

この町では車が多いです。

There are many cars in this town.

が多いです

ga ooi desu

there are many; is many

Means something exists in a large number or quantity.

Example

この町は車が多いです。

There are many cars in this town.

Words in this phrase

ga

[gah]

subject marker

Marks 車 as the subject of the sentence.

Example

駅の近くは車が多いです。

There are many cars near the station.

多い

ooi

[oh-ee]

many; numerous

Describes that something exists in large numbers.

Example

朝は車が多いです。

There are many cars in the morning.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

Polite ending used to complete the statement.

Example

この道は車が多いです。

There are many cars on this road.

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