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How Many and How Much

Introduction

How many se koristi za postavljanje pitanja o količini uz brojive imenice.

How much se koristi za postavljanje pitanja o količini uz nebrojive imenice.

{see Countable and uncountable nouns, A1 Level}.

Form

Kada pitamo how many?, uvijek koristimo imenicu u množini.
How many + countable noun + …?

Kada pitamo how much?, uvijek koristimo imenicu u jednini.
How much + uncountable noun + …?

Example

How many?

  • How many apples do you have?
  • How many brothers does she have?
  • How many cars are there?

How much?

  • How much water do you want?
  • How much money do I need for the holidays?
  • How much time will it take?

Use

How many? koristimo s brojivim imenicama kako bismo saznali količinu nečega.

How much? koristimo s nebrojivim imenicama kako bismo saznali količinu nečega.

Summary

How many…? koristimo s brojivim imenicama u jednini i u množini kako bismo dobili informaciju o količini. Struktura:
How many + countable noun + …?

How much? koristimo s nebrojivim imenicama u jednini kako bismo dobili informaciju o količini. Struktura:
How much + uncountable noun + …?

Naprimjer:
— How many…?: “How many hours do you need to park the car?” = Korisitmo how many…? jer je imenica hours brojiva.
— How much…?: “How much time do you need to park the car?” = Koristimo how much…? jer je imenica time nebrojiva.

NAPOMENA: Kad pitamo how many? uvijek koristimo imenicu u množini. How muchse koristi i za postavljanje pitanja o cijeni.

Let’s revise this content within the {Form} section. Take a look at the {Example} section that shows its use within a context.