This week we
answer a question from Pakistan.
Shahid writes:
"Please explain about MORE and
MANY.
What is the difference between them?”
– Shahid, Pakistan
explain about: expliquen
sobre; between them: entre
ellos/as, entre ambos/as;
Answer: Dear Shahid, The words
MORE and MANY do appear to be
similar in meaning. Both are
adjectives, and one is sometimes an
adverb. Here is the difference:
do appear to be: sin duda
parecen ser (el auxiliar DO colocado
delante del verbo principal en una
oración afirmativa sirve para
enfatizar o resaltar); similar in
meaning: similares en
significado; both: ambas;
sometimes: a veces;
MANY
MANY is
used when something can be counted.
Here's a example of how to use
MANY in a question.
when something can be counted:
cuando algo puede contarse
(cantidad); how to use: cómo
utilizar;
How
MANY people marched in the parade?
¿Cuántas personas marcharon en el
desfile?
MANY is an
adjective describing people. What
kind of people? MANY people. It
might be a very large number, but
you can still count the number of
marchers in a parade.
describing people: que
describe personas; what kind of
people: qué clase de gente;
many people: mucha gente, muchas
personas; it might be: podría
ser; a very large number:
podría ser gran cantidad (una
multitud); but you can still
count: pero aún así se puede
contar; the number of marchers:
la cantidad de caminantes;
MORE
Now, we
turn to the word MORE. You can use
it with things you cannot
count. Let’s hear how to use it in a
question:
now, we turn to: ahora
pasemos a; the word MORE: la
palabra MÁS; with things you
cannot count: con cosas que no
puedes contar; let's hear how to
use it: escuchemos cómo usarla;
Would
you like MORE tea?
¿Quieres/Te gustaría más té?
What kind
of tea? The answer is MORE tea, but
you are not specific
about how much MORE.
what kind of tea: qué clase
de té; more tea: más té;
you are not specific about: no
aclaras sobre (la cantidad, es
decir, cuánto más);
As an
adverb, MORE is often used to
compare two things, sometimes with
the word THAN following it:
as an adverb: como adverbio;
is often used: se utiliza a
menudo; to compare two things:
para comparar dos cosas; the word
THAN following it: la palabra
QUE a continuación;
There
were MORE people on the train THAN
usual.
Había más gente en el tren que de
costumbre.
Here is
another sentence where MORE is
used as a comparison adverb:
here is another sentence:
aquí va otra oración; where MORE:en
la cual MAS; is used as: se
usa como; comparison adverb:
adverbio comparativo;
I like
to eat MORE food THAN my brother.
Me gusta comer más comida que mi
hermano.
You are comparing two people: you and your
brother. One person eats MORE food
THAN the other.
you are comparing two people:
estás comparando dos personas;
one person eats: una persona
come; more food than the other:
más comida que la otra.
And that’s
Ask a Teacher. I’m Anne
Ball.