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[Learn][English] Much vs. Many – μ–‘κ³Ό 수λ₯Ό κ΅¬λΆ„ν•˜λŠ” κΈ°λ³Έ ν‘œν˜„ 정리

5hr1rnp 2025. 3. 22. 22:31
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much vs. many

μ˜μ–΄μ—μ„œ "λ§Žμ€"을 μ˜λ―Έν•˜λŠ” λ‹¨μ–΄λ‘œ much와 manyκ°€ 자주 쓰인닀.
λ‘˜ λ‹€ "많음"을 λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚΄μ§€λ§Œ, μ‚¬μš©λ˜λŠ” λͺ…μ‚¬μ˜ μ’…λ₯˜(μ…€ 수 있음 vs. μ…€ 수 μ—†μŒ)에 따라 μ“°μž„μ΄ 달라진닀.
이번 κΈ€μ—μ„œλŠ” much vs. many의 차이, μ˜¬λ°”λ₯Έ μ‚¬μš©λ²•, μ˜ˆλ¬Έμ„ 톡해 μ •ν™•ν•˜κ²Œ 정리해보겠닀.


1. 핡심 차이: μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ”κ°€, μ—†λŠ”κ°€


 

 

ν‘œν˜„ 뜻 μ‚¬μš© λŒ€μƒ νŠΉμ§•
Much λ§Žμ€ (μ–‘) μ…€ 수 μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사 물질, 좔상 κ°œλ… λ“±
Many λ§Žμ€ (수) μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ” λͺ…사 μ‚¬λžŒ, 사물, 개수 λ“±

 


2. Much – μ…€ 수 μ—†λŠ” κ²ƒμ˜ 'μ–‘'


λ¬Ό, μ‹œκ°„, 돈, 정보 λ“± μ…€ 수 μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사와 ν•¨κ»˜ μ‚¬μš©
주둜 λΆ€μ •λ¬Έ, 의문문, μ‘°κ±΄λ¬Έμ—μ„œ 자주 μ‚¬μš©λ¨
κΈμ •λ¬Έμ—μ„œλŠ” a lot of / lots of둜 λŒ€μ²΄λ˜λŠ” κ²½μš°κ°€ 많음

예문

  • I don’t have much time.
    (λ‚˜λŠ” μ‹œκ°„μ΄ λ§Žμ§€ μ•Šλ‹€.)
  • How much sugar do you want?
    (섀탕을 μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ μ›ν•˜λ‚˜μš”?)
  • There isn’t much water left.
    (물이 많이 남아 μžˆμ§€ μ•Šλ‹€.)
  • He didn’t spend much money.
    (κ·ΈλŠ” λˆμ„ 많이 쓰지 μ•Šμ•˜λ‹€.)

βœ” μ…€ 수 μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사 μ˜ˆμ‹œ: water, time, rice, information, money, energy, advice, coffee


3. Many – μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ” κ²ƒμ˜ '수'


μ‚¬λžŒ, 사물 λ“± 개수λ₯Ό μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ” λͺ…사(λ³΅μˆ˜ν˜•)κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ μ‚¬μš©
긍정문, λΆ€μ •λ¬Έ, 의문문 λͺ¨λ‘μ—μ„œ 자유둭게 μ‚¬μš© κ°€λŠ₯

예문

  • There are many books on the shelf.
    (μ„ λ°˜ μœ„μ— 책이 λ§Žλ‹€.)
  • How many students are in your class?
    (λ„€ λ°˜μ—λŠ” 학생이 λͺ‡ λͺ…이야?)
  • I don’t know many people in this city.
    (이 λ„μ‹œμ— μ•„λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ§Žμ§€ μ•Šλ‹€.)
  • She has many friends.
    (κ·Έλ…€λŠ” μΉœκ΅¬κ°€ λ§Žλ‹€.)

βœ” μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ” λͺ…사 μ˜ˆμ‹œ: apples, chairs, people, cars, students, emails, problems


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4. κΈμ •λ¬Έμ—μ„œλŠ” A lot of / Lots of μ‚¬μš© κ°€λŠ₯


Much / Many λŒ€μ‹  μ’€ 더 μžμ—°μŠ€λŸ½κ³  μΊμ£Όμ–Όν•œ ν‘œν˜„μΈ a lot of / lots ofλ₯Ό μ“Έ 수 있음.
μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ”/μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사 λͺ¨λ‘μ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ μ‚¬μš© κ°€λŠ₯함.

예문

  • I have a lot of work to do. (much λŒ€μ‹ )
  • There are a lot of people here. (many λŒ€μ‹ )
  • She has lots of energy.
  • Lots of books were donated.

→ μΌμƒνšŒν™”λ‚˜ κΈ€μ“°κΈ°μ—μ„œλŠ” a lot of / lots ofκ°€ much / many보닀 훨씬 자주 μ“°μž„.


5. μ‹€μ œ λŒ€ν™” 예문 비ꡐ


βœ” Much

  • A: Do you have much homework today?
    (였늘 μˆ™μ œ λ§Žμ•„?)
  • B: Yes, I have too much to finish by tonight.
    (응, 였늘 λ°€κΉŒμ§€ 끝내긴 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ§Žμ•„.)

βœ” Many

  • A: How many emails do you get each day?
    (ν•˜λ£¨μ— 이메일 λͺ‡ 톡 λ°›μ•„?)
  • B: Around 50. It’s too many!
    (50톡 정도. λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ§Žμ•„!)

βœ” 혼용 κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 경우 (with a lot of)

  • A: She drinks a lot of coffee.
    (κ·Έλ…€ 컀피 μ—„μ²­ λ§ˆμ‹œμ§€.)
  • B: I know. That’s too much caffeine!
    (μ•Œμ•„. 카페인 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ§Žμ•„!)

6. 마무리 μ •λ¦¬ν‘œ


 

ν‘œν˜„ μ‚¬μš© λŒ€μƒ 예문
Much μ…€ 수 μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사 I don't have much time.
Many μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ” 볡수 λͺ…사 Many students passed the exam.
A lot of / Lots of μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ”/μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사 λͺ¨λ‘ A lot of people /
A lot of water

 

 


7. 마무리


βœ” much = μ…€ 수 μ—†λŠ” λͺ…사와 ν•¨κ»˜ → μ–‘
βœ” many = μ…€ 수 μžˆλŠ” λͺ…사(λ³΅μˆ˜ν˜•)와 ν•¨κ»˜ → 수
βœ” κΈμ •λ¬Έμ—μ„œλŠ” a lot of / lots of둜 λŒ€μ²΄ν•˜λŠ” 게 더 μžμ—°μŠ€λŸ¬μ›€
βœ” λ¬Έμž₯에 따라 λ¬Έλ§₯을 잘 νŒŒμ•…ν•΄μ„œ μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” 것이 μ€‘μš”ν•¨

 

이제 μ˜μ–΄μ—μ„œ ‘λ§Žμ€’을 ν‘œν˜„ν•  λ•Œ, much / many / a lot of 쀑 μ–΄λ–€ κ±Έ 써야 할지 μ •ν™•νžˆ κ΅¬λΆ„ν•΄μ„œ μ‚¬μš©ν•΄λ³΄μž!

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