Kaj je to?
How much in how many se uporabljata za vprašanje o količini.
How much uporabljamo z neštevnimi samostalniki. Neštevni samostalniki opisujejo stvari, ki jih običajno ne štejemo kot ločene posamezne predmete.
- How much water do you drink?
- How much time do we have?
How many uporabljamo s števnimi samostalniki v množini. Števni samostalniki se lahko štejejo kot ločeni predmeti.
- How many books do you own?
- How many people are coming?
Very se uporablja pred pridevnikom ali prislovom, da okrepi njegov pomen. Pomeni »v visoki stopnji«.
- The coffee is very hot.
- She speaks very slowly.
Kdaj uporabiti
How much uporabljamo za vprašanje o količini nečesa neštetega.
Pogosti neštevni samostalniki vključujejo:
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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 uporabljamo za vprašanje o številu števnih stvari.
- How many chairs are in the room?
- How many emails did you receive?
How much uporabljamo za vprašanje o ceni nečesa.
- How much is this jacket?
- How much are those shoes?
Very uporabljamo za okrepitev pridevnika.
- The room is very cold.
- That film was very interesting.
Very uporabljamo za okrepitev prislova.
- He drives very carefully.
- She finished very quickly.
Zgradba
Vprašanja z how much
Uporabite:
how much + neštevni samostalnik + pomožni glagol + osebek + glavni glagol?
| How much | Neštevni samostalnik | Pomožni glagol | Osebek | Glavni glagol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much | water | do | you | drink? |
| How much | money | does | she | need? |
| How much | time | did | they | spend? |
Z glagolom be uporabite:
how much + neštevni samostalnik + is/was + dopolnilo?
- How much milk is in the fridge?
- How much time was available?
Za vprašanje o ceni uporabite:
how much + is/are + samostalnik?
- How much is the ticket?
- How much are these bags?
Vprašanja z how many
Uporabite:
how many + števni samostalnik v množini + pomožni glagol + osebek + glavni glagol?
| How many | Samostalnik v množini | Pomožni glagol | Osebek | Glavni glagol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How many | languages | do | you | speak? |
| How many | cars | does | he | own? |
| How many | photos | did | she | take? |
Z glagolom be uporabite:
how many + števni samostalnik v množini + are/were + dopolnilo?
- How many students are in the class?
- How many people were at the meeting?
Povedi z much in many
Much in many sta pogosta v nikalnih povedih in vprašanjih.
- We do not have much time.
- She does not have many friends.
- Do you drink much coffee?
- Are there many shops nearby?
V trdilnih povedih je a lot of pogosto bolj naravno.
- We have a lot of time.
- She has a lot of friends.
Povedi z very
Uporabite:
very + pridevnik
- very cold
- very expensive
- very tired
Uporabite:
very + prislov
- very slowly
- very carefully
- very well
V celi povedi:
osebek + glagol + very + pridevnik/prislov
- The test was very difficult.
- He answered very politely.
Običajno very ne uporabljamo neposredno pred samostalnikom.
- a very interesting book
- ne a very book
Primeri
- 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.
Izjeme
Nekateri samostalniki so lahko števni ali neštevni, odvisno od njihovega pomena.
- How much coffee do you drink?
- How many coffees did you order?
V prvi povedi coffee pomeni pijačo na splošno. V drugi povedi coffees pomeni ločene skodelice ali porcije.
Običajno very ne uporabljamo s pridevniki, ki že izražajo skrajni pomen.
Namesto very excellent uporabite excellent.
Namesto very impossible uporabite impossible.
Nekatere skrajne pridevnike lahko okrepimo z besedami, kot so absolutely ali completely.
- absolutely impossible
- completely empty
Pogoste napake
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Napačno: How many water do you drink? Pravilno: How much water do you drink? Pojasnilo: Water je neštevni samostalnik, zato uporabite how much.
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Napačno: How much books do you have? Pravilno: How many books do you have? Pojasnilo: Books je števni samostalnik v množini, zato uporabite how many.
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Napačno: How many money do you need? Pravilno: How much money do you need? Pojasnilo: Money je v angleščini neštevni samostalnik.
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Napačno: How much apples are there? Pravilno: How many apples are there? Pojasnilo: Uporabite how many s števnimi samostalniki v množini.
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Napačno: How much is these shoes? Pravilno: How much are these shoes? Pojasnilo: Uporabite are, ker je shoes v množini.
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Napačno: She is very a friendly person. Pravilno: She is a very friendly person. Pojasnilo: Very postavite pred pridevnik, ne pred člen.
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Napačno: He drives very careful. Pravilno: He drives very carefully. Pojasnilo: Uporabite prislov, da opišete, kako nekdo vozi.
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Napačno: I have much friends. Pravilno: I have many friends. Pojasnilo: Uporabite many s števnimi samostalniki v množini.