Much or many? Little or Few? Which one should I use when? Read on and learn to distinguish these commonly confused words. What is countable, what not? Find out here!
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Many people make many mistakes with the two words ‘much’ or ‘many’. Both terms are often used together with nouns. In today’s #Tuesdaytip part two of this series, David highlights the negatives of these words and how to use them.
If the noun is in the singular (see David’s last week’s clip) because it is not countable or because there is no plural to it, use “much”.
I have much furniture in my flat.
I have much information on the topic.
I have much time
I have much love to give.
There is much light in the room.
We have much water.
To express the negative you can simply add a ‘not’ to the much.
I do not (don’t) have much time.
Or you use the word little.
I have little furniture in my flat.
I have little time.
I have little information on the topic.
I have little money.
Some nouns in your native language can be plural, however, in English they have no plural.
A well-known example is the word “information”. In English it’s NEVER plural. Thus, ‘much’ information.
‘much’ or ‘many’ money?
Money is another nice example. Money is basically countable, of course, but again – no plural here. If, however, you look at bills and coins, then you can count money.
So, we have ‘much money’ but many bills and many coins.
It is different, however, if you name a currency. In this case we say: How many Euros? How many Dollars? How many Pounds?
For plural and countable words use ‘many’.
I have many chairs in my new flat.
I have many documents with information in them.
I have many hours ahead of me.
I have many friends.
There are many lightbulbs in this room.
We have many different types of water.
To express the negative you can simply add a ‘not’ to the word ‘many’.
I do not have many documents with information in them.
Or you use the word few.
I have few chairs in my new flat.
I have few ideas.
I have few documents with information in them.
I have few hours ahead of me.
COMPARISONS
Much can also occur in conjunction with the first form of an adjective.
A leopard is much faster than a cat.
We will be talking about comparisons in a separate clip. So, make sure to check out our blog. Watch David’s first clip on much or many. We are sure it’ll be helpful, as well.
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deutsche Version
Viel oder viele? Wenig oder Wenige?
Viele Menschen machen viele Fehler mit den beiden Worten much und many.
Beide Begriffe werden oft zusammen mit Substantiven verwendet. Im heutigen zweiten Teil der Serie #Tuesdaytip erläutert David die Negative dieser Wörter und wie man sie verwendet.
Wenn das Substantiv im Singular steht (siehe den Clip von David von letzter Woche), weil es nicht zählbar ist oder weil es keinen Plural gibt, verwendest du much (viel)
I have much furniture in my flat.
I have much information on the topic.
I have much time
I have much love to give.
There is much light in the room.
We have much water.
Um das Negative auszudrücken, kannst du einfach ein not zu dem much hinzufügen.
I do not (don’t) have much time.
Oder du benutzt das Wort little (wenig).
I have little furniture in my flat.
I have little time.
I have little information on the topic.
I have little money.
Einige Substantive in deiner Muttersprache können im Plural sein, im Englischen haben sie jedoch keinen Plural.
Ein bekanntes Beispiel ist das Wort “Information”. Im Englischen steht es NIEMALS im Plural. Also “viel” Information. Genauso verhält es sich mit dem Wort ‚furniture‘ (Möbel).
Geld ist ein weiteres schönes Beispiel. Geld ist natürlich grundsätzlich zählbar, aber auch hier gibt es keinen Plural. Wenn du jedoch Geldscheine und Münzen betrachtest, dann kannst du Geld zählen.
Wir haben also „much money“, aber „many bills“ und „many coins“.
Es ist jedoch anders, wenn man eine Währung nennt. In diesem Fall sagen wir: How many Euros? How many Dollars? How many Pounds?
Für zählbare Wörter oder Worte im Plural verwenden wir “many”
I have many chairs in my new flat.
I have many documents with information in them.
I have many hours ahead of me.
I have many friends.
There are many lightbulbs in this room.
We have many different types of water.
Um Negative auszudrücken, verwendest du ein ‘not’ und das Wort ‘many’.
I do not have many documents with information in them.
Oder du benutzt das Wort few.
I have few chairs in my new flat.
I have few ideas.
I have few documents with information in them.
I have few hours ahead of me.
VERGLEICHE/STEIGERUNGEN
MUCH kann auch in Verbindung mit der ersten Form eines Adjektivs vorkommen.
Ein Leopard ist viel schneller als eine Katze. A leopard is much faster than a cat.
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