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Much, many and a lot of

کتنا اور کتنے

A2 · Grammar · About 10 minutes

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First, understand this idea.

“How many books?” kyun ke books countable hain. “How much time?” kyun ke time is meaning mein uncountable hai. A lot of dono ke saath aa sakta hai: a lot of books, a lot of time.

جمع اور گنے جانے والے اسم کے ساتھ many استعمال کریں۔ مقدار بتانے والے غیر قابل شمار اسم کے ساتھ much آتا ہے۔ a lot of دونوں طرح کے اسموں کے ساتھ استعمال ہو سکتا ہے۔

How many + plural countable noun? · How much + uncountable noun? · a lot of + either kind

How many students are in your class?

آپ کی کلاس میں کتنے طالب علم ہیں؟

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Choose a quantity word by looking at the noun. Many goes with plural countable nouns, while much goes with uncountable nouns. In everyday positive statements, a lot of often sounds more natural than much.

First, understand the idea.

“How many books?” kyun ke books countable hain. “How much time?” kyun ke time is meaning mein uncountable hai. A lot of dono ke saath aa sakta hai: a lot of books, a lot of time.

How many + plural countable noun? · How much + uncountable noun? · a lot of + either kind

See it. Hear it. Say it.

How many students are in your class?

آپ کی کلاس میں کتنے طالب علم ہیں؟

We do not have much time.

ہمارے پاس زیادہ وقت نہیں ہے۔

She has a lot of useful ideas.

اس کے پاس بہت سے مفید خیالات ہیں۔

One common mistake to avoid.

NEEDS A CHANGEHow much books do you have?
A BETTER WAYHow many books do you have?

Now make it your own.

Ask a question about the number of books and another about the amount of water. Answer one using a lot of and the other using not many or not much.

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