A1determiner · frequent

many

ma·ny

багато, чимало

много, многие, многий

viele

Before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number ofBefore a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

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/ˈmɛni/

» How many books do you have?

Wie viele Bücher besitzt du? — xtofu80

Wie viele Bücher hast du? — MikeDee

Wie viele Bücher haben Sie? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Wie viele Bücher habt ihr? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Wie viele Bücher besitzen Sie? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Сколько у тебя книг? — Wordowl

Сколько у Вас книг? — vinkara

Сколько же у тебя книг? — marafon

Сколько у вас книг? — marafon

Скільки у тебе книг? — deniko

Скільки книг ви маєте? — aandrusiak

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Meaning

2 senses

Before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
Not many such people enjoyed playing chess.
There are very many different ways to cook a meal.
viele
мно́гоmnógo, мно́гиеmnógije, мно́гийmnógij
бага́тоbaháto, чима́лоčymálo
Before a countable noun: (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
We don't need this many bananas. Put some back.
I've never seen these many stars in the sky.

Examples

14819 sentences

How many books do you have?
Скільки у тебе книг? — deniko
ruСколько у тебя книг? — Wordowl
deWie viele Bücher besitzt du? — xtofu80
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How many bags do you have?
Скільки у вас сумок? — deniko
ruСколько у вас сумок? — odexed
deWie viele Taschen haben Sie? — MUIRIEL
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How many children do you have?
Скільки у тебе дітей? — deniko
ruСколько у вас детей? — Hellerick
deWie viele Kinder haben Sie? — MUIRIEL
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How many languages can you speak?
Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш? — deniko
ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь? — marafon
deWie viele Sprachen kannst du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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English is spoken in many countries.
Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах. — uaspeaker
ruПо-английски говорят во многих странах. — Hellerick
deEnglisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen. — xtofu80
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

an indefinite large number of:

Русский

By meaning 1

an indefinite large number of:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

an indefinite large number of:

Origin

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“many; much”), from Proto-Indo-European *menegʰ-, *mengʰ- (“many, sufficient”) or Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂- (“big, great”).

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