much / many

文法 (量)/mʌtʃ, ˈmeni/ 🔊 聞く

muchmany はどちらも「たくさん」だが、付く名詞が違う:many は可算名詞(複数)、much は不可算名詞。

📖 意味

1many = 可算名詞(複数)
"many books, many people" — (可算)
2much = 不可算名詞
"much water, much time" — (不可算)
3コツ:数えられるなら → many
"How many cars? How much money?" — (数える → many)
4a lot of = どちらでも安全
"a lot of books / a lot of water" — (両方OK)

🔄 混同しやすい点

💬 ルール

many → 可算much → 不可算a lot of → 両方
❓ 正しいのは?