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Nov 17, 2009 - 05:06 PM
I’ve had a bit of a look into: "Me gusta mucho la comida dulce" vs. "No puedo comer comida muy dulce." I’ve studied quite a bit of Spanish in the past but I could figure why one would carry the article and the other wouldn’t. After asking some people in the office it seems that after a ’me gusta’ contruction it’s usual to use the article before a noun. But in the second example No puedo comer comida muy dulce the article isn’t 100% necessary (but it isn’t incorrect if you use the article either).As for the other issue, here is some insight from Chris: In the case in which you are referring to, mucho is describing the way you feel rather than the noun following it. For example, when writing " Hay Mucha comida", in this case "mucha" refers to the noun which is comida. However, if I say "Me gusta mucho" o "te quiero mucho", in these cases what I’m doing is using mucho to describe a verb and in that case it is not conjugated.
Nov 20, 2009 - 12:51 PM
When mucho is used as an adverb it always stays as mucho. However if you are using it as an adjective it has to correlate to the noun it is describing. It doesn’t matter the sex of the speaker.I’ll give some examples:Mucho as an adverb.Estas mujeres me gustan mucho. - I like these women a lot.Tengo que viajar mucho este año - I have to travel a lot this yearNo me gusta mucho la comida picante - I don’t like spicy food very much.No trabajo mucho - I don’t work very much.(Both men and women would use the same constructions of these.)Mucho (and its derivatives) as adjectives.Hay muchas mujeres aqui - There are many women here.Tengo muchos viajes este año- I have many trips this year.No me gusta comer mucha comida picante - I don’t like to eat a lot of spicy food.No tengo mucho trabajo - I don’t have much work.As you can see when it it an adverb it always stays as mucho, but when it’s an adjective, it has to match the gender and single/plural status of the noun.I hope this helps. Please let us know if it’s still confusing at all.
Nov 20, 2009 - 05:32 PM
So, regardless if the one speaking is male or female, you use "mucho?"