How to say "plenty" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- no-adjective, na-adjective, adverbThe default word for quantity: plenty of food, time, money, or people. It simply states that there is a lot, and is what you want in most everyday sentences.
- 多くおおくadverb, no-adjectiveA noun-style word for a large number or amount of people or things. It suits sentences that state or count the quantity rather than casual talk about having plenty of something.
- 十分じゅうぶんna-adjectiveCovers 'plenty' in the sense of enough — the amount satisfies a need or wish. Use it when sufficiency is the point, as with plenty of time or room.
- adverb (with と)An onomatopoeia for liquid gushing or being poured generously, so its 'plenty' sense applies only to that. For 'plenty' of things in general this is seldom the word you want.
- 飽食ほうしょくnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbRefers to the state of having plenty of food and one's daily needs met — abundance as a condition of life or society. It is not a way to say 'plenty of' some specific thing.
Use 「たくさん」 as the all-purpose word for 'plenty of something', 「多く」 for a large number or amount named as a noun, 十分 when the amount meets a need; 「じゃぶじゃぶ」 and 飽食 cover only special senses.
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