TOO MUCH / TOO MANY

TOO MUCH / TOO MANY

by Javier Herrera

​We use TOO MANY to talk about quantities.

​The special characteristic is that we can count the objects.

​There are TOO MANY cars

​(Hay DEMASIADOS autos)

​It is possible to count the cars. They have a number: one car, two cars, five cars.

​Es posible contar los autos, tienen un número: un auto, dos autos, cinco autos.

​Some objects DON'T HAVE a number

​Algunos objetos NO TIENEN número (al igual que en español):

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• water - agua

• music - música

• traffic - tráfico

• noise - ruido

• money - dinero (se cuentan los pesos, los dólares, los euros, pero no cuando solo se menciona DINERO)

• food - comida (al igual que con el dinero, solo se cuenta por platillos, pero la comida se menciona de forma general)​

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We use TOO MUCH for objects that don't have a number.

​Usamos TOO MUCH para objetos que no tienen número o no se pueden contar.

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​There is TOO MUCH traffic

​There is TOO MUCH traffic.

Hay DEMASIADO tráfico

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​There are TOO MANY cars.

​Hay DEMASIADOS autos.

​TOO MUCH is a singular idea

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​TOO MANY is a plural idea

​There are too many botles

​Hay DEMASIADAS botellas.

​There is too mucho garbage

​Hay DEMASIADA basura (es un conjunto de diferentes productos, por eso no se puede contar)

​There is too many people.

​Hay DEMASIADA gente