The fur coat is too expensive.
Question number four is too difficult.
These shoes are too big.
She speaks too quickly.
Demasiado "a secas" = TOO MUCH:
Don Quijote read too much.
I love her too much. (A strange thing to say, but it's possible)
Demasiado + uncountable noun = TOO MUCH + u. noun
He eats too much fruit / cereal.
She drinks too much milk.
She drinks too much milk.
There was too much traffic.
He gave us too much homework.
Some politicians earn too much money.
Demasiado + countable noun = TOO MANY + c. noun
She invited too many people.
Do you think there are too many children in this class?
Don't eat too many sweets!
An exception: He gave away too many clothes, and now he's got none. "Clothes" is actually not countable, but it is a special word, because it is both uncountable and plural (something rather unusual). TOO MUCH is never used with plurals, so we say too many clothes.
Demasiado + countable noun = TOO MANY + c. noun
She invited too many people.
Do you think there are too many children in this class?
Don't eat too many sweets!
An exception: He gave away too many clothes, and now he's got none. "Clothes" is actually not countable, but it is a special word, because it is both uncountable and plural (something rather unusual). TOO MUCH is never used with plurals, so we say too many clothes.
Common mistakes:
Could I say "I eat too much milk"?
ReplyDeleteNo, you can't. It was a mistake in my original post. You don't EAT milk, you DRINK it! So you would say "I drink too much milk".
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