すくなくない (Quite a few)

Quite a few, Quite a lot, Many, Not a few, Not a little

JLPT N4
Pattern

Noun + が + すくなくない

How it works

すくなくない means “not few”, i.e. “quite a lot”. It's a softer, more formal way of saying many.

Examples

  • この 町には 外国人が すくなくない。There are quite a few foreigners in this town.
  • そう 考える 人は すくなくないです。Quite a lot of people think that way.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 5

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