How do you use "much / many / a lot of" in a sentence?

How much time do we have?' (uncountable) There aren't many people here.' (countable) She has a lot of friends.' (countable, positive) I don't have much patience.' (uncountable, negative)

much / many / a lot of

Q: What does "much / many / a lot of" mean?

Quantifiers for large amounts 'Much' is for uncountable nouns (usually in questions/negatives). 'Many' is for countable nouns. 'A lot of' works with both and is common in positive statements. 'Lots of' is informal.

Grammar Pattern BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: Quantifiers for large amounts

表示大量的量词

Cuantificadores para grandes cantidades

多量を表す数量詞

많은 양을 나타내는 수량사

'Much' is for uncountable nouns (usually in questions/negatives). 'Many' is for countable nouns. 'A lot of' works with both and is common in positive statements. 'Lots of' is informal.

'Much'用于不可数名词（通常在疑问句/否定句中）。'Many'用于可数名词。'A lot of'两者都可用，常见于肯定句。'Lots of'是非正式用法。

'Much' es para sustantivos incontables (normalmente en preguntas/negativos). 'Many' es para contables. 'A lot of' funciona con ambos y es común en oraciones positivas. 'Lots of' es informal.

「Much」は不可算名詞に使います（主に疑問文/否定文で）。「Many」は可算名詞に使います。「A lot of」は両方に使え、肯定文でよく使われます。「Lots of」はカジュアルです。

'much'는 불가산명사에 사용합니다(주로 의문문/부정문). 'many'는 가산명사에 사용합니다. 'a lot of'는 둘 다에 사용 가능하며 긍정문에서 흔합니다. 'lots of'는 비격식 표현입니다.

Ejemplos

How much time do we have?' (uncountable)
我们还有多少时间？'（不可数）
¿Cuánto tiempo tenemos?' (incontable)
どれくらい時間がありますか？'（不可算）
시간이 얼마나 있나요?' (불가산)
There aren't many people here.' (countable)
这里没有很多人。'（可数）
No hay mucha gente aquí.' (contable)
ここにはあまり人がいません。'（可算）
여기에 사람이 많지 않습니다.' (가산)
She has a lot of friends.' (countable, positive)
她有很多朋友。'（可数，肯定句）
Ella tiene muchos amigos.' (contable, positivo)
彼女は友達がたくさんいます。'（可算、肯定文）
그녀는 친구가 많습니다.' (가산, 긍정문)
I don't have much patience.' (uncountable, negative)
我没有太多耐心。'（不可数，否定句）
No tengo mucha paciencia.' (incontable, negativo)
私はあまり忍耐がありません。'（不可算、否定文）
나는 인내심이 별로 없습니다.' (불가산, 부정문)

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: spoken, written, everyday

Tono: quantifying

✓ Correcto

How much does it cost?
这个多少钱？
¿Cuánto cuesta?
いくらですか？
이것은 얼마인가요?
There are many options.
有很多选择。
Hay muchas opciones.
選択肢がたくさんあります。
선택지가 많습니다.
We had a lot of fun.
我们玩得很开心。
Nos divertimos mucho.
とても楽しかったです。
정말 재미있었습니다.
I don't have much experience.
我没有太多经验。
No tengo mucha experiencia.
経験があまりありません。
경험이 많지 않습니다.
How much time?
How much time? 多少时间？
¿Cuánto tiempo?
どのくらい時間がありますか？
시간이 얼마나 있나요?
There aren't many people.
There aren't many people. 没有很多人。
No hay mucha gente.
人があまりいません。
사람이 많지 않습니다.
She has a lot of friends.
She has a lot of friends. 她有很多朋友。
Ella tiene muchos amigos.
彼女には友達がたくさんいます。
그녀는 친구가 많습니다.

✗ Incorrecto

How many time? (uncountable = much)
How many time?（不可数用much）
How many time? (incontable, se usa much)
How many time?（不可算はmuch）
How many time? (불가산 명사는 much)
There aren't much people. (countable = many)
There aren't much people.（可数用many）
There aren't much people. (contable, se usa many)
There aren't much people.（可算はmany）
There aren't much people. (가산 명사는 many)
She has much friends. (positive = a lot of)
She has much friends.（肯定句用a lot of）
She has much friends. (en afirmativa se usa a lot of)
She has much friends.（肯定文はa lot of）
She has much friends. (긍정문은 a lot of)

Origen e historia

Quantifier system in English

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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