No. 101 in Japanese
多く
"Many" or "a lot."
In a sentence
彼は多くの本を持っています。
He has many books.
Here, '多く' is used before the noun '本' (books), typically constructed as '多くの本', meaning 'many books'.
その問題について、多く悩んだ。
I worried a lot about the issue.
In this sentence, '多く' is used as an adverb modifying the verb '悩んだ' (worried), indicating the extent of the action, meaning 'a lot'.
多くの人がこの公園を訪れます。
A lot of people visit this park.
Here, '多く' is followed by 'の人' (people), forming '多くの人', which translates as 'many people', used to describe the quantity of people visiting.
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