{"id":4161,"date":"2011-09-15T04:22:03","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T04:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=4161"},"modified":"2011-09-15T04:22:03","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T04:22:03","slug":"manga-vs-mycket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/manga-vs-mycket\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e5nga vs. Mycket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenny\u2019s post on Hur mycket kostar det?<\/a> definitely hit a nerve, not just because I am a poor student again and ask that question all the time, but because it did a wonderful job of demonstrating a very important \u201chow\u201d question.\u00a0 One that in this case uses mycket \u2013 much.<\/p>\n

But there is another \u201chow\u201d question that is quite similar, \u201chur m\u00e5nga?\u201d\u00a0 How many?<\/p>\n

Essentially, you want to use m\u00e5nga when there is something that is individually countable. Like apples. Or books. Mycket, on the other hand, gets used for things that are still quantifiable, but not really countable. Like snow. Or food. We can quantify snow in that this many inches fell, but chances are you would never say that 3,700,000,013 snows (or snowflakes if we actually want to be grammatical) fell last night. So, logically, we would not count snow.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

M\u00e5nga:
\nJag \u00e5t m\u00e5nga \u00e4pplen. \u00a0I ate many apples. I can count exactly how many individual apples I ate.
\nJag har m\u00e5nga b\u00f6cker. I have many books. I can count exactly how many individual books I have.<\/p>\n

Mycket:
\nDet sn\u00f6ar mycket. It is snowing a lot. I can quantify it. Kind of. But I can\u2019t count exactly how many individual snows have fallen.
\nJag k\u00f6pte mycket mat. I bought a lot of food. I can quantify it. Kind of. But I can\u2019t count exactly how many individual foods I have.<\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019ve had a few examples, it\u2019s your turn. Below you\u2019ll find a few examples to get you started in practicing using mycket vs. m\u00e5nga.\u00a0 Remember, m\u00e5nga should be used with something you can easily (and logically) count. Like books. Mycket should be used with something you (logically) can\u2019t count. Like snow.<\/p>\n

Talar du __________________ spr\u00e5k?
\nDet finns ______________________ bananer i v\u00e4skan.
\nJag \u00e4lskar dem _____________________.
\nDe pratar inte ____________________________.
\nHassan talar ______________________ p\u00e5 konferensen.
\nMin mormor skiver ________________________ brev.
\nDet finns _____________________________ v\u00e4ckarklockor p\u00e5 hotellet.
\nDricker du ________________________ kaffe p\u00e5 morgonen?
\nDet finns _________________________ stolar i klassrummet.
\nJag cyklar ________________.<\/p>\n

Answers will follow in the days to come. In the meantime, good luck with the above and feel free to post questions below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jenny\u2019s post on Hur mycket kostar det? definitely hit a nerve, not just because I am a poor student again and ask that question all the time, but because it did a wonderful job of demonstrating a very important \u201chow\u201d question.\u00a0 One that in this case uses mycket \u2013 much. But there is another \u201chow\u201d…<\/p>\n

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