Many vs There were many of them

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Many

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1

There were many of them

Top 5000 (bastante comum)

Mais comum: Many

	Many	There were many of them
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈmeni/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈmeni/"]/	🇬🇧 //ðeə wɜːr ˈmɛni əv ðɛm// 🇺🇸 //ðɛr wɜr ˈmɛni əv ðɛm//
Significado	um monte de algo a lot of something	Uma frase que indica um grande número de pessoas ou coisas. A phrase indicating a large number of people or things.
Exemplo	There are many trees in the park.	There were many of them at the concert last night.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 5000 (bastante comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	-
Colocações	many people, many options, many times, many ideas, many choices	there were many, many of them, there is a lot, there were several, many people
Antônimos	few, less	-
Erros comuns	Using '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 sentences	Omitting '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.
Notas de uso	Use 'many' para substantivos contáveis no plural. É mais comum em perguntas e negativas. Evite usá-lo com substantivos incontáveis. Use 'many' for plural countable nouns. It's more common in questions and negatives. Avoid using it with uncountable nouns.	Usado ao se referir a uma grande quantidade, muitas vezes em conversas informais. Adequado para contextos falados e escritos, mas evite em escrita muito formal. 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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Top Gear › S1 E1

And then they said, "Mmm, don't think we're gonna sell many of those."

What's the difference how many seconds it was?

The Pitt › S1 E1

Oh, I can't tell how many times

Top Gear › S1 E1

And then they said, "Mmm, don't think we're gonna sell many of those."

What's the difference how many seconds it was?

Many

Succession › S1 E1

It was a culture. There were many of them.

There were many of them

Perguntas frequentes: Many vs There were many of them

Qual é a diferença entre Many e 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.

Qual é mais comum: Many e There were many of them?

Many é a mais comum no inglês do dia a dia.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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

Posso usar Many e There were many of them de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Many e There were many of them são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.