数量も
suryou mo
As many as; as much as
Formation 接続
Number + appropriate counter + も
Explanation 説明
Emphasizes that a quantity is surprisingly large or exceeds expectations. The counter still follows the ordinary counting rules.
Examples 例文
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トムさんは漫画を１００冊も持っています。
Tom has as many as a hundred manga volumes.
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メアリーさんは５匹も猫を飼っています。
Mary keeps as many as five cats.
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木村さんは毎月２０冊も本を読むそうです。
I hear Mr. Kimura reads as many as twenty books every month.
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田中さんはもう３０年も日本語の研究をしている。
Mr. Tanaka has been researching Japanese for as long as thirty years.
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昨日、友達と回転寿司を食べにいったんだけど、その友達がなんと４０皿も食べたんだよ。
Yesterday I went to a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant with a friend, and that friend ate an astonishing forty plates.
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マークさんは１日に５回も食事をするそうだ。
I hear Mark eats as many as five meals a day.
How related patterns differ 比較
ある describes the existence of things or events; いる describes people and animals. Quantities with verbs require appropriate counters. に～回 gives frequency within a period; a quantity plus も can emphasize a surprisingly large amount.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 数量も | As many as; as much as | トムさんは漫画を１００冊も持っています。 Tom has as many as a hundred manga volumes. |
| ～があります | There is; there are; have | テーブルの上にコンピュータがあります。 There is a computer on the table. |
| ～がいます | There is; there are; living beings exist | 女の子がいます。 There is a girl. |
| ～助詞＋数量 | Using quantity and counters | みかんを4つ買いました。 I bought four mandarins. |
| ～に～回(かい) | A number of times per period | 私は 一月に2回映画を見ます。 I watch movies twice a month. |
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