Amount + da + Noun
Da After Amounts
Da follows an amount and introduces what is counted or measured.
How It Works
| Amount | With da | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| multe | multe da homoj | many people |
| iom | iom da pano | some bread |
| kiom | Kiom da libroj? | how many books? |
| glaso | glaso da akvo | a glass of water |
| tro | tro da laboro | too much work |
Da joins an amount to what is counted or measured. The first word says how much, and the word after da says what there is that much of: taso da teo is tea, measured in cups.
The word after da keeps its plain form. It takes -j when it is plural, but never -n, even when the whole phrase is the object: Mi havas multe da amikoj.
A number needs no da: du katoj, tri libroj. Da goes with amount words such as multe, iom and kiom, and with measures such as glaso and kilogramo.
Keep da apart from de. Da follows an amount, while de shows belonging or a starting point: la libro de Ana. When the thing is a particular one, with la, de is used even after an amount: iom de la pano (some of the bread).
Examples (5)
- Kiom da libroj vi havas, Wei?
How many books do you have, Wei?
Kiom da asks how many, and libroj stays plain after da.
- Mi havas multe da amikoj en Japanio.
I have many friends in Japan.
Multe da joins the amount to amikoj, which takes no -n.
- Kofi trinkas glason da akvo.
Kofi drinks a glass of water.
Glason has -n because it is the object, and akvo after da stays plain.
- Hodiaŭ mi havas tro da laboro.
Today I have too much work.
Tro da means too much of something.
- Ewa aĉetas du kilogramojn da pomoj.
Ewa buys two kilograms of apples.
Du kilogramojn is the object, and pomoj after da has no -n.
Common Mistakes
Using de after an amount.
Mi havas multe de amikoj.Mi havas multe da amikoj.Multe is an amount, so da joins it to amikoj. De shows belonging or a starting point.
Adding -n after da.
Mi havas multe da amikojn.Mi havas multe da amikoj.The whole phrase is the object, but the noun after da never takes -n.
How It Connects
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Da follows a word for an amount, where de could be expected.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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