Learn the key differences between viel (used with uncountable nouns) and sehr (used to intensify adjectives and adverbs). Master phrases like viel Geld and sehr teuer to express quantity and intensity clearly.
- "Sehr" is an adverb that intensifies something, for example, "sehr schön" (very beautiful).
- "Viel" is used to describe a large amount or number, as in "viel Wasser" (a lot of water) or "viel Arbeit" (a lot of work).
| Verwendung (Usage) | Beispiel (Example) |
| viel + unzählbar (much + uncountable) | Ich habe viel Geld für die Versicherung. (I have much money for the insurance.) |
| viele + zählbar (many + countable) | Sie zeigt viele Mietwagen im Parkhaus. (She shows many rental cars in the car park.) |
| sehr + Adjektiv/Adverb (very + adjective/adverb) | Der Mietwagen ist sehr teuer. (The rental car is very expensive.) |
Exceptions!
- sehr does not stand before nouns.
- viel does not stand before adverbs/adjectives.
Exercise 1: Der Unterschied zwischen viel und sehr
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
viel, sehr, viele
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct phrase each time that properly applies the difference between 'viel' and 'sehr'.