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made the title more specific; 'rightly' -> 'really'
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edit approved Jan 18, 2015 at 2:24
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Use of How is the adjective conversion in this sentence多い being used as a noun 多く here?

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't rightlyreally understand how itsit's being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - Many'Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone'.

I'm not happy with my translation either.

Use of adjective conversion in this sentence

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't rightly understand how its being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone.

I'm not happy with my translation either.

How is the adjective 多い being used as a noun 多く here?

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't really understand how it's being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - 'Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone'.

I'm not happy with my translation either.

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added 2 characters in body; edited title
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istrasci
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Use of adjective conversion in this sentence.

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't rightly understand how its being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone.

I'm not happy with my translation either.

Use of adjective conversion in this sentence.

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't rightly understand how its being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone.

I'm not happy with my translation either.

Use of adjective conversion in this sentence

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't rightly understand how its being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone.

I'm not happy with my translation either.

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Mononoke
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Use of adjective conversion in this sentence.

I know 多い means 'many' but I don't rightly understand how its being used in the sentence below as a noun 多く.

多くの人々がすべてを失い、多くの人が亡くなった。

My best translation - Many peoples have lost everything and many people have come to lose someone.

I'm not happy with my translation either.