hay tanta gente

there are so many people

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there are so many people “Gente” is grammatically singular, but it refers to a group of people.
SP: Hay tanta gente en el parque hoy.
EN: There are so many people in the park today.

Habrá bastante agua, hoy no hay tanta gente.

There will be plenty of water, there aren't that many people today.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

¿Por qué hay tanta gente?

Why are there so many people?

— Ip Man (2008)

Hay tanta gente a la que no fui capaz de ayudar.

There are so many people I wasn't able to help.

— Русский ковчег (2002)

Realmente no entiendo por qué hay tanta gente pobre.

I really don't understand why there are so many poor people.

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Sé por qué hay tanta gente a la que le encanta partir madera.

I know why so many people love splitting wood.