What does many a man mean?

“Many men” refers to all men that have died at sea as a single group, thus the plural usage. “Many a man” refers to a group of individual events (a single man dying at sea).

What is the difference between a many and many a?

The only difference is that many is used with countable plural nouns followed by plural verb while many a is followed by a singular countable noun and takes a singular verb with it. E.g.: Yes you can use ‘a/an’ after many. of many, Many a/an is used to indicate a large number of something.

What does many a person mean?

Many a person means many people. It’s a more classic or poetic way of saying ” a lot of people”

Is many a plural or singular?

“many” is a singular noun, but a plural pronoun, that is used only with plural countable nuons, ie., “many cars”, “many people”. Except when when used as “many a” it has to be followed by a singular noun, ie., “many a tear has to fall”!

What is the difference between many and Meny?

As nouns the difference between many and meny is that many is a multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd while meny is daughter-in-law.

What does many a means?

Definition of many a/an formal + literary. —used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people I’ve been there many a time. Many a tale was told. Many a man has tried but few men have succeeded.

How do you use many a people?

Many is used for countable things, Much for uncountable things. “Many people” is correct. This rule is hard to explain, but when you have a noun whose plural form is different from its singular form, you say “many,” e.g. “I have many things,” or “There are many ways.”

What is the difference between much more and many?

‘Much’ and ‘more’ are two terms that are used to denote quantity. However, the two terms differ in the manner that they can be used. The main difference between the two is that ‘many’ is mainly used to denote quantity, a certain number, whereas ‘more’ is used to denote additional or a greater quantity than before.