mang

determiner quantifierdeterminativ kvantor

many a, many · much, all sorts of things

EtymologyOpphav

av mellomnorsk mangr, trolig fra østnordisk, og ubestemt artikkel from Middle Norwegian mangr, probably from East Scandinavian, and the indefinite article

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

i entall: en av flere in the singular: one of several
- han har tatt mangt et tungt tak he has done many a hard day's work
- vi har hatt mang en trivelig stund we have had many a pleasant time
- mang en ung jente måtte ut i tjeneste many a young girl had to go into service
- mang en sommerdag drog han til fjells on many a summer's day he went up into the mountains
- det hendte mang en gang it happened many a time
i nøytrum: mye forskjellig in the neuter: many different things
- de fortalte mangt og mye they talked about all sorts of things
- ha mangt å lære to have much to learn
i flertall: atskillige, ikke så få in the plural: several, quite a few
- mange andre many others
- vi måtte gå mange ganger we had to go many times