Many vs There were many of them

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Many

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There were many of them

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Am häufigsten: Many
 ManyThere were many of them
Aussprache🇬🇧 /["/ˈmeni/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈmeni/"]/🇬🇧 //ðeə wɜːr ˈmɛni əv ðɛm//🇺🇸 //ðɛr wɜr ˈmɛni əv ðɛm//
Bedeutungvielea lot of somethingEin Ausdruck, der eine große Anzahl von Leuten oder Dingen angibt.A phrase indicating a large number of people or things.
BeispielThere are many trees in the park.There were many of them at the concert last night.
RegisterNeutralNeutral
Wie häufigTop 1.000 (sehr häufig)Top 5.000 (recht häufig)
CEFR-NiveauA1-
Kollokationenmany people, many options, many times, many ideas, many choicesthere were many, many of them, there is a lot, there were several, many people
Antonymefew, less-
Häufige FehlerUsing 'many' with uncountable nouns (e.g. 'many water'), Confusing 'many' with 'much' (e.g. using 'many' in questions about uncountable nouns), Incorrectly placing 'many' at the beginning of sentencesOmitting 'of' and saying 'There were many them'., Using 'was' instead of 'were' for plural subjects., Confusing with 'There are many of them' for current situations.
Hinweise zur VerwendungVerwende 'many' für zählbare Nomen im Plural. Es ist häufiger in Fragen und Verneinungen. Vermeide die Verwendung mit nicht zählbaren Nomen.Use 'many' for plural countable nouns. It's more common in questions and negatives. Avoid using it with uncountable nouns.Wird verwendet, wenn auf eine große Menge Bezug genommen wird, oft in informellen Gesprächen. Sowohl für gesprochene als auch für geschriebene Kontexte geeignet, aber in sehr formellen Texten vermeiden.Used when referring to a large quantity, often in informal conversation. Suitable for both spoken and written contexts but avoid in very formal writing.

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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Many und There were many of them?

Many: a lot of something There were many of them: A phrase indicating a large number of people or things.

Was ist häufiger: Many und There were many of them?

Many ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Many: There are many trees in the park. There were many of them: There were many of them at the concert last night.

Kann ich Many und There were many of them austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Many und There were many of them sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.

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