Much and Many

 

گهڻو يا گهڻي جو مطلب اهي   Much ء Many

جو استعمال تڏهن ٿيندو جڏهن شيون ڳڻي ڪونه سگهبيون اهن Much

 مثال جي طور تي: پاڻي، چانور يا پيسا وغيره،

(پيسن ۾ ب روپيا يا ڊالر ڳڻي سگهبا اهن پر پيسا ڳڻي ڪونه سگهبا اهن)

جو استعمال تڏهن ٿيندو جڏهن شيون ڳڻي سگهبيون اهن Many

مثال جي طور تي: ڊالر، ڪتاب يا ڪرسيون وغيره،

 

 

Basic Rule

 

Both "much" and "many" mean "a lot of" – but they are used with different types of nouns:

 

Word used with….	Type of noun	Example
Much: Uncountable nouns	things you can't count one by one	I don't have much money.
Many: Countable nouns	things you can count	She has many books

 

Examples of Countable vs Uncountable Nouns

 

Countable (use many)	Uncountable (use much)
apples, cars, chairs, people	water, sugar, information, money

 

Examples in Sentences

 

Using "Many" (Countable)

• How many students are in the class?
• He doesn’t have many friends.
• There are many problems to solve.

Using "Much" (Uncountable)

• How much time do we have?
• I didn’t eat much rice.
• There isn’t much information available.

 

Common Patterns:

 

Question	Negative	Affirmative
How much/many...?	Not much/many	Normally use "a lot of"

In positive sentences, native speakers often use "a lot of" instead of "much/many":

• I have a lot of friends. (better than "I have many friends")
• She has a lot of time. (better than "She has much time")

 

Quick Tips

• Use many with plural: books, cars, people
• Use much with singular uncountable: milk, money, advice
• In positive sentences, prefer a lot of for natural tone