Kalmar “da yawa” sifa ce da ake amfani da ita wajen nuna adadi mai yawa ko wani abu mai yawa. Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa don kwatanta adadi wanda ya fi ƴan kaɗan amma ba lallai ba ne takamaiman ko ainihin lamba. Ga ma’anar ƙamus na “da yawa”:Yawa (adjective):Ƙirƙiri ko kafa babban lamba; yawa: “Mutane da yawa sun halarci taron.”Mutane da yawa ko abubuwa masu girma amma marasa iyaka: “Tana da littattafai da yawa a cikin tarinta.”A great amount or degree of wani abu: "Mun ci karo da ƙalubale da yawa a hanya." Yawancin; a significant proportion of: "Da yawa daga cikin ɗaliban sun yi farin ciki game da balaguron balaguron." tafsiri.
Gods know there aren't many feather beds
How many times have l told you?
How many years has it been?
How many kings' arses
with as many men as you can.
l've made many mistakes in my life...