Illustration: Inside a suburban train carriage in the middle of the day, almost every seat is unoccupied. Long benches on both sides, an unobstructed aisle, and rows of unused hand straps show how many people the carriage could hold.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

がらがら

garagara

nearly empty, uncrowded

Example sentences

  1. 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうはガラガラだ。

    The parking lot is nearly empty.

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  2. 映画館えいがかん、がらがらだったよ。

    The cinema was completely deserted.

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  3. 公園こうえんはがらがらだ。

    The park is empty.

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