much / many
文法 (量)/mʌtʃ, ˈmeni/
🔊 聞く
much と many 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?