No. 468 in Polish
mnóstwo
A great deal; a lot.
In a sentence
Mam mnóstwo książek do przeczytania.
I have plenty of books to read.
In this sentence, 'mnóstwo' conveys the meaning of 'a large quantity' or 'many' and is connected with the noun 'książek' (books) in the genitive case.
W parku było mnóstwo ptaków i wiewiórek.
There were numerous birds and squirrels in the park.
'Mnóstwo' here indicates an abundance of 'ptaków i wiewiórek' (birds and squirrels), again showing its function to denote a large number and requiring the genitive case for the nouns it modifies.
Przygotowania do ślubu pochłonęły mnóstwo czasu.
The wedding preparations took up a lot of time.
In this example, 'mnóstwo' represents 'a significant amount' and is used with 'czasu' (time), illustrating its use to quantify something abstract.
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