much
gb/mˈʌt͡ʃ/ us/mˈʌt͡ʃ/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 400
sok, bőven, erősen, sokkal, nagymértékben, nagyon, sokat, sok minden
A1
1
sok
A1
Muundo wa matumizi:
much [uncountable noun]
She doesn’t have much experience in this field.
Nincs sok tapasztalata ezen a területen.
I don’t have much time to talk right now.
Most nincs sok időm beszélgetni.
There isn’t much water left in the bottle.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I don’t have much money.
Nincs sok pénzem.
She doesn’t eat much rice.
Nem eszik sok rizst.
We don’t have much milk.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use 'much' with plural countable nouns in positive sentences; 'much' is generally used with uncountable nouns or in negatives and questions.
Maana
A large amount or degree
Miunganiko ya maneno
much time
|much money
|much effort
|much work
Visawe
a lot of (More informal and common in spoken English.)
Vinyume
little (Refers to a small amount instead of a large amount.)
Mada
daily life
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Shows that there is a large amount or degree of something.
Used to indicate a large amount, extent, or degree of something.
A2
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[verb] much
I feel much better now.
Most sokkal jobban érzem magam.
The situation has improved much since last year.
A helyzet sokat javult tavaly óta.
Your help is much appreciated.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I like this book much more.
Ez a könyv sokkal jobban tetszik.
She is much taller than me.
Ő sokkal magasabb nálam.
This is much easier than that.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use 'very' instead of 'much' before comparatives; e.g., 'much better' not 'very better'.
Maana
To a great extent or degree
Miunganiko ya maneno
much better
|much worse
|much appreciated
|much needed
Visawe
greatly (Slightly more formal than 'much'.)
Vinyume
slightly (Indicates only a small extent or degree.)
Mada
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Shows that something happens or is true to a large degree.
To a large extent, greatly, or by a large amount.
B1
3
sok
A1
sok minden
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
Much [verb] ...
Much has changed since we last met.
Sok minden megváltozott azóta, hogy legutóbb találkoztunk.
There isn’t much you can do now.
Most már nem sokat tehetsz.
Much depends on the outcome of the meeting.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Much has happened this year.
Sok minden történt idén.
There is not much to see here.
Itt nincs sok látnivaló.
Much can be learned from books.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse the pronoun use with the determiner use and repeat the noun unnecessarily.
Maana
A large amount of something unspecified
Miunganiko ya maneno
not much
|too much
|so much
Visawe
a lot (More informal and common in speech.)
Vinyume
little (Refers to a small amount instead of a large amount.)
Mada
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A lot of something that is not named.
A large amount of something, used without directly naming it.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
much
IPA
GB/mˈʌt͡ʃ/
US/mˈʌt͡ʃ/
Silabi na mkazo
much (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (much)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: much
- Plural: muches
Familia ya neno
Semi
as much as
1/ˈæz mˈʌt͡ʃ ˈæz/
fixed phrase
Equal in amount or degree
The same amount or degree as something else.
Mifano
- He earns as much as his brother.
- I love you as much as I love my family.
much less
1/mˈʌt͡ʃ lˈɛs/
fixed phrase
Even smaller amount or likelihood
Used to emphasize that something is even less true or possible than another thing mentioned.
Mifano
- I can’t run a mile, much less a marathon.
- He didn’t have time for lunch, much less dinner.
so much for
1/sˈoʊ mˈʌt͡ʃ fɚ/
idiom
Indicates end or uselessness of something
Used to say that something has ended or failed, often with disappointment.
Mifano
- So much for our plans to go hiking—it’s raining now.
- So much for his promise to help us.
too much
1/tˈu mˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
More than needed or wanted
An amount that is more than is good, needed, or wanted.
Mifano
- You put too much sugar in my coffee.
- He talks too much during meetings.