בעברית זה נורא פשוט - שואלים: כמה זמן נשאר לך לסיים? כמה דקות? והמילה כמה לא משתנה.
באנגלית, יש שתי דרכים לשאול כמה, השאלה - מה סופרים?
אם שם העצם הוא סָפִיר, שניתן לספור אותו - countable noun / count nouns,
אזי נשתמש ב How many
אם שם העצם הוא בִּלְתִּי-סָפִיר, שלא ניתן לספור אותו - uncountable noun / non-count nouns,
אזי נשתמש ב How much
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How many? |
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How much? |
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grains of sand |
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sand |
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spoons of sugar |
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sugar |
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times |
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time |
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projects |
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דוגמאות של much ו many
Examples in context:
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Do you know how many spoons of sugar were added to my iced coffee?
Do you know how much sugar this iced cappuccino has?
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How many times have you reviewed this report?
How much time do you need to finish this report?
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Do you have many projects to work on?
Do you have much work left?
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When guests come over, we don't have much privacy.
When guests come over, we don't have many private moments.
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I've read many great books this year.
I haven't done much reading lately.
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