Countable and uncountable nouns: much and many / some and any

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Many kisses and much love.

Uncountable nouns (niet-telbaar)

Important!: Uncountable nouns are singular, they don't have a plural form.

-Milk

-Cheese

- Water

- Butter

Countable nouns (telbaar) 

Refer to items we can count -> telbare woorden

1 egg --> 2 eggs

1 banana --> 2 bananas

1 apple --> 2 apples

Important ! Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form

much and many

much = veel
many = veel
When do we use much and when do we use many?

Look at the examples:

What do you think the rule is?

I don't have much money.
How many friends do you have?
He has got many books.
How much water do you drink each day?

de regel ( just this once in Dutch!)

Much gebruik je voor "uncountable" nouns = znw die geen meervoud hebben bv money
Many gebruik je voor "countable"nouns = znw die een meervoud hebben bv coins

The rule

Much is used for uncountable nouns : nouns that do not have a 

plural - money - water- air

Many is used for countable nouns - nouns that have a plural form such as coins - bottles - apples - tables- people

a lot of

In bevestigende zinnen wordt veel meestal vertaald met
a lot of
In vragende en ontkennende zinnen gebruik je altijd
much of many

I have got ...................................sisters.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

There is .........................wind today.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

This city has ... beautiful buildings.

1. much
2. many

7. Are there .... customers in the shop?

1. much
2. many

We haven't got ... work to do.

1. much
2. many

5. There wasn't ..... sun.

1. much
2. many

MUCH/MANY

1. How .... sugar do you need?

1. much
2. many

There are............................people in New York.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

I don't have ....... friends.

1. much
2. many

3. There isn't .... space left.

1. much
2. many

Do you have ....... cars?

1. much
2. many