So, let’s begin with indefinite quantity adjectives in different contexts when we want to express more than a specific quantity. Before using those adjectives, remember the numbers, definite and non-definite article using the verb HAY:
¿QUÉ HAY EN BARCELONA?
WHAT IS THERE IN BARCELONA?
EN BARCELONA HAY UN AEROPUERTO
IN BARCELONA THERE IS AN AIRPORT
Or per example:
¿QUÉ HAY EN BARCELONA?
WHAT IS THERE IN BARCELONA?
EN BARCELONA HAY TRES AEROPUERTO
IN BARCELONA THERE ARE THREE AIRPORT
Or:
¿QUÉ HAY EN INDIA?
WHAT IS THERE IN INDIA?
EN INDIA HAY EL TAJ MAHAL
IN INDIA THERE IS THE TAJ MAHAL
→ Then let’s give the noun a big unknown quantity. Here it comes the table first:
|
MANY/A LOT OF |
MASCULINO |
FEMENINO |
|
SINGULAR |
MUCHO |
MUCHA |
|
PLURAL |
MUCHOS |
MUCHAS |
◊ In English, many/a lot of are used to express a large quantity (countable or uncountable), ; In Spanish, we will just use the adjectives above; whether are countable or not, as long as we express a large quantity.
As you can guess already the indefinite quantity adjective will come along with the same gender (masculine/feminine) and form (singular/plural) as the noun:
MANY BUILDINGS
MUCHOS EDIFICIOS
EDIFICIOS→MASCULINE/PLURAL→MUCHOS
MANY TABLES
MUCHAS MESAS
MESAS→FEMININE/PLURAL→MUCHAS
MANY HOUSES
MUCHAS CASAS
CASAS→FEMININE/PLURAL→MUCHAS
MANY PEOPLE
MUCHA GENTE
GENTE→FEMININE/SINGULAR→MUCHA
Using Many/A lot of
Then, we can already start using the indefinite large quantity adjectives in a proper sentence:
¿QUÉ HAY EN BARCELONA?
WHAT IS THERE IN BARCELONA?
EN BARCELONA HAY MUCHOS AEROPUERTO
IN BARCELONA THERE ARE MANY AIRPORTS
◊ Note:
- MUCHOS, is a plural masculine adjective as AEROPUERTOS is a plural/masculine noun.
Or:
¿QUÉ HAY EN BARCELONA?
WHAT IS THERE IN BARCELONA?
EN BARCELONA HAY MUCHAS ESCUELAS
IN BARCELONA THERE ARE MANY SCHOOLS
◊ Note:
- MUCHAS, is a plural/feminine adjective as ESCUELAS is a plural/feminine noun.
