ジョージさん Registered Joined 28 Apr 2020 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 28 Apr 2020 #1 Which sentence is correct/more correct? It is meant to say "I only have 5 friends" 1. 五友達だけがあります 2. 友達は五人だけ Or are neither of these sentences correct?
Which sentence is correct/more correct? It is meant to say "I only have 5 friends" 1. 五友達だけがあります 2. 友達は五人だけ Or are neither of these sentences correct?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 28 Apr 2020 #2 Only the second one is correct. 友達は五人だけです is more polite, though. You can also say 友達は五人しかいません. As for #1, 五友達 is ungrammatical, and you need to use いる/います instead of ある/あります for animate things.
Only the second one is correct. 友達は五人だけです is more polite, though. You can also say 友達は五人しかいません. As for #1, 五友達 is ungrammatical, and you need to use いる/います instead of ある/あります for animate things.