No. 292 in Spanish

mucha

"Much" or "a lot of" (feminine singular).

In a sentence

Tengo mucha hambre.
I am very hungry.
In this sentence, 'mucha' modifies the noun 'hambre', indicating a large amount of 'hunger'.
Hay mucha gente en la plaza.
There are many people in the square.
Here, 'mucha' modifies 'gente', meaning a large number of people.
Necesito mucha paciencia para este trabajo.
I need a lot of patience for this job.
In this case, 'mucha' describes 'paciencia', referring to a significant quantity of patience.

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