How to Say ‘Two children’ in Japanese
子どもが二人います。
kodomo ga futari i masu
[koh-doh-moh gah foo-tah-ree ee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [二人] is said (futari), not a regular-looking number reading. With people, [一人] and [二人] are the main special ones to memorize.
Phrase Breakdown
子どもが二人
kodomo ga futari
two children
子ども means children, and 二人 is the counter for two people.
子どもが二人います。
I have two children.
Words in this phrase
子ども
kodomo
[koh-doh-moh]
child; children
A word meaning child or children.
子どもが二人いますの子どもは子供の意味です。
In '子どもが二人います,' 子ども means children.
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks what the sentence is about as the subject.
子どもが二人いますのがは主語を示します。
The が in 子どもが二人います marks the subject.
二人
futari
[foo-tah-ree]
two people
Used when counting two people.
子どもが二人いますの二人は人数を表します。
The 二人 in 子どもが二人います shows the number of people.
います。
i masu
there are; I have
Used with living things to show existence or possession.
猫がいます。
There is a cat.
Words in this phrase
い
i
[ee]
to exist; to be (animate) stem
The stem of います, used for people or animals.
子どもが二人いますのいは存在を表します。
The い in 子どもが二人います expresses existence.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the verb polite.
子どもが二人いますのますは丁寧です。
The ます in 子どもが二人います is polite.
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