なんどもあります　OR　たくさんあります？


If someone asks, てんぷらをたべたことがありますか？

I read that you can answer with なんどもあります. However, I thought it would be
たくさんあります. They both mean, "I've done it many times." Right?




I think both is OK but なんどもあります sounds more common.

たくさん also goes more natural with small things happening a lot, like
転{ころ}ぶ、失敗{しっぱい}する.

For example:

> 何度{なんど}も失敗{しっぱい}しました <- "I failed many times"
>
> たくさん失敗{しっぱい}しました <- Same meaning but each failure sounds more numerous and
> less severe
>
> 何度{なんど}も成功{せいこう}しました <- "I succeeded many times"
>
> たくさん成功{せいこう}しました <- "I succeeded a lot of times", which sounds a bit strange

