No. 2,970 in Catalan
gaires
"Many" or "much," typically used in negative or interrogative contexts.
In a sentence
No tinc gaires opcions per sopar aquest vespre.
I don't have many options for dinner tonight.
Here, 'gaires' is an adjective meaning 'many' in a negative sentence, defining a quantity of 'options'.
Tens gaires amics a la ciutat?
Do you have many friends in the city?
Here, 'gaires' is used in an interrogative form to inquire about a large quantity of 'friends'.
Treballen gaires persones a l'oficina durant l'agost?
Do many people work in the office during August?
In this sentence, 'gaires' serves to question the number of people working in a specific time frame.
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