少ない・すくない (nai sukunai)

Small in number or amount; not many; rare

Meaning & usage

少ない is an i-adjective meaning that a quantity or number is small. It follows the particle が (or は) and is often used with comparisons like より, as in 人口が少ない. It can also end a sentence in its plain form, as in ごく少ない.

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