Adverbs - Muy and Mucho Flashcards
What is “muy”?
an adverb used to express quantity. Think of it as “too (hot)” or “too (big)” rather than “very”
What does “muy” do?
It modifies either an adjective or another adverb
where is “muy” placed?
MUY + adjective, adverb ie in front of the adjective or adverb
Los pantalones que lleva Mario son muy grandes.
The pants Mario is wearing are too big.
Se enfada muy fácilmente.
He gets angry very easily.
Hemos llegado muy pronto a la fiesta.
We’ve arrived at the party too soon.
¡Cuidado! El café está muy caliente.
Watch out! The coffee is very hot.
What is “mucho”? what does it do?
- it can be either an adjective, an adverb, or a pronoun
2. it expresses quantity
when “mucho” is an adjective where is it placed? what forms?
- NEVER before an adverb or another adjective
2. masculine, feminine, singular, plural THEREFORE muchos = adjective
Este mes tenemos muchas fiestas de cumpleaños a las que asistir.
We have a lot of birthday parties to go to this month.
En el zoológico, hay muchos animales.
There are lots of animals in the zoo.
He comprado mucha ropa y ahora no tengo sitio en mi armario para guardarla.
I’ve bought a lot of clothes and now I don’t have enough room in my closet to store them.
When “mucho” an adverb, where placed? what form?
- after the verb ie verb + MUCHO
2. masculine singular form
Hemos comido mucho. ¡Estoy lleno!
We ate a lot. I’m full!
Hace mucho (tiempo) que llevo esperándote.
I have been waiting for you for a long time.
Vamos mucho a jugar a tenis.
We go to play tennis quite often.
When “mucho” is a pronoun does it modify anything?
No. It just acts by itself
what form of “mucho” used if as a pronoun it is the subject of the sentence?
The plural ie muchos/as
When use “mucho” as a pronoun to replace mucho/a/os/as + noun when the noun has been previously mentioned in the sentence, what form?
it corresponds to the form when used as an adjective ie the masculine, feminine, singular and/or plural form
