mnogu

Mnogu, written in Cyrillic as многу, is a word in the Macedonian language that functions as both an adverb and a determiner meaning "much," "a lot," or "many." It is used to indicate a large quantity or high degree and can modify nouns or adjectives. For example, mnogu луѓе дојдоа means "many people came," and имавме mnogu време means "we had a lot of time." As an intensifier, mnogu can precede adjectives, as in mnogu интересен (“very interesting”) or mnogu убаво (“very well/beautifully” depending on context).

Etymology and cognates

Mnogu is the Latin transliteration of the Macedonian многу. It is cognate with similar Slavic forms across the region, such as Bulgarian много (mnogo), Russian много (mnogó), and Serbian/Croatian mnogo. These terms share a common Slavic root expressing large quantity or degree, reflecting a unified semantic field in the South and East Slavic languages.

Usage notes

In Macedonian, mnogu is a common and versatile modifier and is used in both countable and uncountable contexts. It can appear before nouns to indicate quantity (многу работа, “a lot of work”) or before adjectives and adverbs to intensify them (многу убаво, “very nicely”). It is distinct from other quantitative constructions by its flexibility and frequent occurrence in everyday speech.

See also

Cognates in related languages (Bulgarian mnogo, Russian mnogo, Serbian/Croatian mnogo) illustrate the shared Slavic heritage.