mai d'un, mantun

More than One

Level 4

Mai d'un and mantun both point to more than one.

How It Works

Form	Meaning	Example
mai d'un, mai d'una + singular noun	more than one	mai d'un amic
mantun, mantuna + singular noun	many a	mantun còp
mantunes, mantunas + plural noun	many	mantunas fenèstras

The noun after mai d'un stays singular, even though the meaning is plural: mai d'un amic, mai d'una ora.

Used alone, mai d'un means more than one person, and the verb is usually plural: Mai d'un pensan que Maria es d'Albi.

Mai d'un also stands before a length of time: mai d'una ora (more than an hour), mai d'un mes (more than a month).

Ai mai d'un amic a Besièrs.
I have more than one friend in Béziers.
Mai d'un is followed by a singular noun.
Ai legit aquel libre mai d'un còp.
I have read that book more than once.
Mai d'un còp means more than once.
Mantun còp, plòu a Carcassona.
Many a time, it rains in Carcassonne.
Mantun còp means many a time.
Aqueste ostal a mantunas fenèstras.
This house has many windows.
Mantunas agrees with the feminine plural fenèstras.
Mai d'un pensan que Maria es d'Albi.
More than one person thinks that Maria is from Albi.
Mai d'un alone stands for the people, and the verb is plural.

Putting the noun after mai d'un in the plural.
Ai mai d'un amics a Besièrs.
Ai mai d'un amic a Besièrs.
The noun stays singular after mai d'un.
Not eliding the de.
Ai mai de un amic a Besièrs.
Ai mai d'un amic a Besièrs.
De drops its vowel before un: mai d'un.

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mai d'un, mantunLevel 4More than One

Mai d'un and mantun extend mai de, so mai de and mens de come first.

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