Japanese Plural

This page provides information about the plural in Japanese. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.

These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.

I visited one country: 私は１カ国を訪れました。 Watashi wa ikka koku o otsozure masita.	She visited three countries: 彼女は三カ国を訪れました。 Kanojo wa sanka koku wo otozure masita.
She has one sister: 彼女には一人の女兄弟がいます。 Kanojo niwa hitori no onna kyoudai ga imasu.	He has two sisters: 彼には二人の女兄弟がいます。 Kare niwa futari no onna kyoudai ga imasu.
We speak two languages: 私たちは二ヶ国語を話ます。 Watashi tachi wa nikakoku go wo hanasi masu.	They speak four languages: 彼らは四ヶ国語を話します。 Karera wa yonkakoku go wo hanasi masu.

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