多数の, 多くの, たくさんの
類似語数えられないものの量が「たくさんの」は much.
many books
♔基本many books
たくさんの本
⦣ many＋数えられる名詞の複数形.
many people
many people
大勢の人々
many times
many times
何度も
many years ago
many years ago
何年も前に, 昔
He has many, many sheep.
He has many, many sheep.
彼はとてもたくさんの羊を飼っている.
There are many glasses, but not much wine.
関連語There are many glasses, but not much wine.
グラスはたくさんあるけどワインはあまりない.
Are there many bookstores in your town?
Are there many bookstores in your town?
あなたの町にはたくさんの書店がありますか.
文法 ちょっとくわしく
特に話し言葉では many はふつう疑問文・否定文で使われる. 肯定こうてい文で使うと形式張った感じになるので, many の代わりに a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a great many などを使うことが多い.
Not many people went to the game because it was raining.
Not many people went to the game because it was raining.
雨が降っていたのであまりたくさんの人はその試合に行かなかった.
He doesn't have many books.
He doesn't have many books.
彼は本をたくさんは持っていない.
She has as many books as I have [as me].
She has as many books as I have [話 as me].
彼女は私と同じ数の本を持っている.
⦣ as ～ as A は「Aと同じくらい～」.
He has three times as many books as I have [as me].
He has three times as many books as I have [話 as me].
（彼は私と同じ数の本の3倍持っている）彼は私の3倍の（数の）本を持っている.
Ann has more apples than Bob.
Ann has more apples than Bob.
アンはボブよりたくさんのリンゴを持っている.
Ken has the most apples of all.
Ken has the most apples of all.
ケンはみんなの中で一番多くのリンゴを持っている.
