CursoLección 38/87

much / many / a lot of

"many + countable, much + uncountable, a lot of + both."

La regla

many + contables, much + incontables, a lot of + ambos.

"many" se usa con sustantivos contables ("many books, many meetings") y "much" con incontables ("much time, much money"). En frases afirmativas modernas se prefiere "a lot of" para ambos porque suena natural: "I have a lot of work". "Much" y "many" se usan sobre todo en preguntas y negaciones ("Do you have much time?", "I don't have many friends"). El error tipico es "many money": dinero es incontable, va con much o a lot of.

Ejemplos

I have a lot of work this week.

Tengo mucho trabajo está semana.

Do you have many meetings today?

Tienes muchas reuniones hoy?

I don't have much time.

No tengo mucho tiempo.

She has a lot of experience.

Tiene mucha experiencia.

How many tickets did you close?

Cuantos tickets cerraste?

How much money did it cost?

Cuanto dinero costo?

There aren't many people in the office today.

Hoy no hay mucha gente en la oficina.

Casos típicos

many + contable pluralmany + plural noun

many books, many meetings, many people

much + incontablemuch + uncountable noun

much time, much money, much information

a lot of + ambos (preferido en afirmativas)a lot of + countable/uncountable

a lot of work, a lot of friends, a lot of money

How much / How many en preguntasHow much + incontable / How many + contable

How much time?How many tickets?

Trampas hispanohablantes

I have many money.I have a lot of money. / much money.

money es incontable: much o a lot of.

I have much friends.I have many friends. / a lot of friends.

friends es contable: many o a lot of.

I have much work today (afirmativa).I have a lot of work today.

much en afirmativa suena raro: usa a lot of.

How many time do you need?How much time do you need?

time es incontable: how much.