たくさん

たくさん means "many," "a lot of," or "plenty." It can be used as an adverb to modify verbs or together with の before a noun to indicate a large quantity.

As an adverb (modifying a verb)

When used as an adverb, たくさん is placed before the verb to express doing something "a lot" or having "a lot" of something.

Before a noun (たくさんの + Noun)

When modifying a noun directly, たくさん is followed by の to mean "many" or "a lot of."

The の is sometimes omitted in casual speech:

Particle placement

When たくさん is used as an adverb, the noun it relates to is typically marked with を or が as usual. The word たくさん itself does not take a particle.