少ない(すくない)— few; little in quantity
この 町 は 人 が 少ない です。
There are few people in this town.
少ないすくない
few; little in quantity
すくない
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Words
このkonothis
町machitown
はwa(topic marker)
人hitopeople
がga(subject marker)
少ないsukunaifew
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
少ショウ・ すく(ない)・ すこ(し)few; little
少ない describes a small quantity: 人が少ない means there are few people. Learn the noun + が + 少ない pattern rather than treating 少ない exactly like English “few” before a noun.
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