many

Betekenis (Engels)

Det

1. before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
2. before a countable noun: (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.

Pron

A large, indefinite number of people or things.

Noun

1. A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
2. A considerable number.

Adj

Existing in large number; numerous.

Concepten

veel

vele

menig

velen

menige

Tegenovergesteld aan

a couple of, a few#Determiner, a handful of, several#Determiner, ;, one#Determiner, no#Determiner, zero#Determiner

Synoniemen

much

numerous

a lot

plenty

several

a lot of

various

abundant

lots

lots of

lot

multitude

plentiful

more

very

large

all

great

big

crowd

large quantity

diverse

manifold

many a

diversified

large amount

varied

abound

plenty of

very much

abundance

enough

abundantly

substantial

a large number of

different

ample

reflexive pronoun

innumerable

really

sufficient

be much

copious

vast number

most

miscellaneous

multiple

many people

too much

be numerous

Vertalingen

beaucoup

viel

viele

muchos

nombreux

mucho

molto

molti

molt

muito

muitos

çok

plusieurs

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɛni/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: many

Overgenomen van Oudengels: maniġ

Verwant aan Schots: mony

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: manag

Verwant aan Saterfries: monig

Verwant aan Fries: mannich

Verwant aan Nederlands: menig

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: männig

Verwant aan Duits: manch

Verwant aan Oudnoors: mangr

Verwant aan Noors: mang

Verwant aan Zweeds: mången

Verwant aan Deens: mangen

Verwant aan Frans: maint

Verwant aan Russisch: мно́гий

Verwant aan Servo-Kroatisch: -

Verwant aan Pools: mnogi

Verwant aan Tsjechisch: mnohý

Verwant aan Schots-Gaelisch: minig

Overgenomen van Middelengels: manye

Overgenomen van Oudengels: manigeo

Verwant aan Middle Low German: menige

Verwant aan Russisch: много

Verwant aan Servo-Kroatisch: mnogo

In summary

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“some, much, many”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots mony (“many”), Yola many (“many”), Alemannic German meng (“many”), Dutch menig (“many”), German manch (“many, some”), Low German männich, männig (“many”), Luxembourgish muench, munch, munnech (“many”), Danish mangen (“many”), Faroese mangur (“many”), Icelandic margur (“many”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk mang, mange (“many”), Swedish mången (“many”), French maint (“many”), Russian мно́гий (mnógij, “much; many”), Serbo-Croatian and Polish mnogi (“numerous; plural”), Czech mnohý (“many, numerous”), Scottish Gaelic minig.
The noun is from Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-West Germanic *managu, *managī, from Proto-Germanic *managō, *managį̄ (“multitude”), from the same root as the determiner. Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”), Russian много (mnogo), Serbo-Croatian mnogo.

Zinnen

Sometimes I wonder how there can be so many stars in the sky .

Soms vraag ik me af hoe er zoveel sterren aan de hemel kunnen zijn.

Few words and many deeds .

The second plane was flown many times by himself and others .

Het tweede vliegtuig werd vele malen door zichzelf en anderen gevlogen.

Have many acquaintances , but few friends .

Heb veel kennissen, maar weinig vrienden.

It also has many medical centers in an area of a square kilometer .

The letter excitedly pulled from that official envelope held the news she desired for so many years .

De brief haalde opgewonden uit die officiële envelop het nieuws dat ze zoveel jaren wenste.