数 多(あまた)

あまた

adverb, noun

many; numerous; a great number

1. many; numerous; a great number; a multitude

A literary word meaning a large number or great quantity. More formal and poetic than たくさん.

数多(あまた)の困難(こんなん)を乗(の)り越(こ)えた。

I overcame numerous difficulties.

数多(あまた)の作品(さくひん)を残(のこ)した画家(がか)だ。

He is a painter who left behind a great many works.

彼女(かのじょ)は数多(あまた)の賞(しょう)を受賞(じゅしょう)し、国際的(こくさいてき)に認(みと)められる存在(そんざい)となった。

Having received numerous awards, she became internationally recognized.

USAGE:
A literary, elevated word. In everyday speech, たくさん or 多(おお)くの is used instead. 数多(あまた) appears in formal writing, literature, speeches, and news. Almost always modifies a noun with の: 数多(あまた)の作品(さくひん).

NOTE ON READING:
Also read as 数多(すうた) in some compounds, but the standalone adverbial use is always あまた.

CONTRAST:

たくさん: everyday word for "many" or "a lot"
数多(あまた): literary, more emphatic
多数(たすう): formal, often used for numerical majority
無数(むすう): countless, innumerable

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