यह क्या है?
How much और how many का उपयोग मात्रा के बारे में पूछने के लिए किया जाता है।
How much का उपयोग uncountable nouns के साथ करें। Uncountable nouns उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं जिन्हें सामान्यतः अलग-अलग वस्तुओं के रूप में नहीं गिना जाता।
- How much water do you drink?
- How much time do we have?
How many का उपयोग countable plural nouns के साथ करें। Countable nouns को अलग-अलग वस्तुओं के रूप में गिना जा सकता है।
- How many books do you own?
- How many people are coming?
Very का उपयोग adjective या adverb से पहले उसके अर्थ को और मज़बूत करने के लिए किया जाता है। इसका अर्थ है "उच्च स्तर तक"।
- The coffee is very hot.
- She speaks very slowly.
कब उपयोग करें
How much का उपयोग किसी अगणनीय वस्तु की मात्रा के बारे में पूछने के लिए करें।
सामान्य uncountable nouns में शामिल हैं:
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water
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milk
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money
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time
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information
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rice
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sugar
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work
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How much money do you need?
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How much rice should I cook?
How many का उपयोग गिनती योग्य चीज़ों की संख्या के बारे में पूछने के लिए करें।
- How many chairs are in the room?
- How many emails did you receive?
How much का उपयोग किसी वस्तु की कीमत के बारे में पूछने के लिए करें।
- How much is this jacket?
- How much are those shoes?
Very का उपयोग adjective को मज़बूत करने के लिए करें।
- The room is very cold.
- That film was very interesting.
Very का उपयोग adverb को मज़बूत करने के लिए करें।
- He drives very carefully.
- She finished very quickly.
संरचना
How much के साथ प्रश्न
उपयोग करें:
how much + uncountable noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb?
| How much | Uncountable noun | Auxiliary | Subject | Main verb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much | water | do | you | drink? |
| How much | money | does | she | need? |
| How much | time | did | they | spend? |
Be क्रिया के साथ, उपयोग करें:
how much + uncountable noun + is/was + complement?
- How much milk is in the fridge?
- How much time was available?
कीमत के बारे में पूछने के लिए, उपयोग करें:
how much + is/are + noun?
- How much is the ticket?
- How much are these bags?
How many के साथ प्रश्न
उपयोग करें:
how many + plural countable noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb?
| How many | Plural noun | Auxiliary | Subject | Main verb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How many | languages | do | you | speak? |
| How many | cars | does | he | own? |
| How many | photos | did | she | take? |
Be क्रिया के साथ, उपयोग करें:
how many + plural countable noun + are/were + complement?
- How many students are in the class?
- How many people were at the meeting?
Much और many के साथ कथन
Much और many नकारात्मक वाक्यों और प्रश्नों में सामान्य हैं।
- We do not have much time.
- She does not have many friends.
- Do you drink much coffee?
- Are there many shops nearby?
सकारात्मक वाक्यों में, a lot of अक्सर अधिक स्वाभाविक होता है।
- We have a lot of time.
- She has a lot of friends.
Very के साथ वाक्य
उपयोग करें:
very + adjective
- very cold
- very expensive
- very tired
उपयोग करें:
very + adverb
- very slowly
- very carefully
- very well
पूर्ण वाक्य में:
subject + verb + very + adjective/adverb
- The test was very difficult.
- He answered very politely.
सामान्यतः संज्ञा से ठीक पहले very का प्रयोग न करें।
- a very interesting book
- not a very book
उदाहरण
- How much water do you drink every day?
- How much money did the trip cost?
- How much is this blue shirt?
- How many brothers do you have?
- How many people work in this office?
- How many apples should we buy?
- This bag is very heavy.
- She is very happy with her new job.
- He speaks English very well.
- The children walked very slowly.
अपवाद
कुछ संज्ञाएँ उनके अर्थ के आधार पर countable या uncountable हो सकती हैं।
- How much coffee do you drink?
- How many coffees did you order?
पहले वाक्य में, coffee का अर्थ सामान्य रूप से पेय है। दूसरे वाक्य में, coffees का अर्थ अलग-अलग कप या सर्विंग है।
सामान्यतः उन adjectives के साथ very का प्रयोग न करें जो पहले से ही चरम अर्थ व्यक्त करते हैं।
very excellent के बजाय, excellent का प्रयोग करें।
very impossible के बजाय, impossible का प्रयोग करें।
कुछ चरम adjectives को absolutely या completely जैसे शब्दों से मज़बूत किया जा सकता है।
- absolutely impossible
- completely empty
सामान्य गलतियाँ
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गलत: How many water do you drink? सही: How much water do you drink? स्पष्टीकरण: Water एक uncountable noun है, इसलिए how much का प्रयोग करें।
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गलत: How much books do you have? सही: How many books do you have? स्पष्टीकरण: Books एक plural countable noun है, इसलिए how many का प्रयोग करें।
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गलत: How many money do you need? सही: How much money do you need? स्पष्टीकरण: Money अंग्रेज़ी में uncountable है।
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गलत: How much apples are there? सही: How many apples are there? स्पष्टीकरण: plural countable nouns के साथ how many का प्रयोग करें।
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गलत: How much is these shoes? सही: How much are these shoes? स्पष्टीकरण: are का प्रयोग करें क्योंकि shoes plural है।
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गलत: She is very a friendly person. सही: She is a very friendly person. स्पष्टीकरण: very को article से पहले नहीं, adjective से पहले रखें।
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गलत: He drives very careful. सही: He drives very carefully. स्पष्टीकरण: यह वर्णन करने के लिए कि कोई कैसे गाड़ी चलाता है, adverb का प्रयोग करें।
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गलत: I have much friends. सही: I have many friends. स्पष्टीकरण: plural countable nouns के साथ many का प्रयोग करें।