がたくさんいた

there were many

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there were many Used to say that many people or other living things were present.
JA: 庭に猫がたくさんいた。
EN: There were lots of cats in the garden.

アーネソンと仲間たちには、客がたくさんいた。

Arneson and his companions had a lot of guests.

人がたくさんいた。

There were a lot of people.

交番の周りに人がたくさんいた。

There were a lot of people around the police box.

部屋には子供たちがたくさんいた。

There were lots of children in the room.

公園には若いカップルがたくさんいた。

There were lots of young couples in the park.