No. 183 in Slovak
veľa
"Veľa" means "a lot" or "many" in English.
In a sentence
V meste bolo veľa turistov.
There were many tourists in the city.
Here, 'veľa' describes a large quantity of tourists, functioning as an adverb to modify the noun 'turistov' (tourists).
Mať veľa času na čítanie je výhoda.
Having a lot of time for reading is an advantage.
In this sentence, 'veľa' indicates an abundant amount of time, serving as an adverb to qualify 'času' (time).
Na oslave sme mali veľa zábavy.
We had a lot of fun at the celebration.
'Veľa' in this sentence expresses a significant degree of enjoyment, modifying 'zábavy' (fun).
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