Korean word

많이

Pronunciation

Romanizationmani

Meaning

  • adverba lot

Example

나는 많이 먹었어.na neun ma ni meo geo sseo

I ate a lot.

Illustration for 많이 (a lot)

More examples

어제는 많이 마셨어.eo je neun ma ni ma syeo sseo

I drank a lot yesterday.

Core concept

One quantity scale stretching from a little to a lot, with the action placed near the high end.

Common phrases

  • 많이 먹다ma ni meok tta

    eat a lot

  • 많이 마시다ma ni ma si da

    drink a lot

  • 많이 자다ma ni cha da

    sleep a lot

Similar words

아주aju: Strongly increases the degree of a quality in ordinary conversation.
매우maeu: Adding strong emphasis to a quality or action, especially in formal language.
자주chaju: Taking place many times at different points in time.
훨씬hwolssin: Showing that one side of a comparison is much greater in size, amount, or degree.

Definition in Korean

보통보다 양이나 횟수가 많음을 나타내어 동작의 정도를 강조하는 부사.po tong bo da yang i na hoet ssu ga ma neu meul na ta nae eo tong ja gui cheong do reul kang jo ha neun pu sa

Word origin

The form combines the stem of the Korean word for being numerous with a suffix that makes adverbs, so a quantity word can describe an action.

Usage tips

  • English uses both many and much, but this single Korean adverb covers countable and uncountable amounts in the same basic pattern.

Other meanings

  • manyadverb
  • muchadverb

Opposites

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