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Words like "much," "many," "several," "all" - genuinely common and not yet gathered into one place. Today collects them, with the one grammar wrinkle that trips people up: singular vs. plural nouns take different quantifiers.
| viel Geld | a lot of money (singular, uncountable - das Geld) |
| viele Freunde | many friends (plural, countable) |
The same split applies to wenig/wenige ("little/few"): wenig Zeit (little time) vs. wenige Leute (few people).
| mehrere | several | mehrere Wohnungen (several apartments) |
| einige | some | einige Dokumente (some documents) |
| alle | all | alle Termine (all appointments) |
These three are only used with plural (or uncountable-as-plural) nouns - unlike viel/wenig, they don't have a singular counterpart with the same meaning.
Ich habe viele Fragen. (I have many questions.)
Ich habe wenig Zeit. (I have little time.)
Ich habe mehrere Wohnungen besichtigt. (I've viewed several apartments - Lesson 8's vocabulary.)
1. "Many friends" - ______ Freunde.
2. "A lot of money" - ______ Geld.
3. What's the word for "several"?
4. Do "mehrere," "einige," and "alle" take singular or plural nouns?
5. "I have little time." - Ich habe ______ Zeit.
Cross-checked against the Goethe-Institut A1 practice materials.
Unsure whether a specific noun needs viel or viele? Ask your teaching agent.