Topic: Esperanto

"La restoracio havas tiom da gastoj."

Translation:The restaurant has so many guests.

June 16, 2015

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/qoppaphi

    In English, "so many" doesn't just mean "some amount", it generally implies "a large amount". Does "tiom" behave similarly? What about the other "ti-" correlatives?

    July 28, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/theextroll

      Wouldn't "The restaurant has many guests" also be acceptable?

      February 19, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/blessedwhitney

        Besides rote memorization, anyone have any ideas/tips on how to learn ""so many" (tiom da) is different from "a lot of" (multaj)"

        June 16, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/arbaro

          Tiom is a correlative! The ti- prefix means "that" (like tie = that place, tiu = that person) and the -om suffix means "many" (like kiom - how many), so tiom really means "that many" or "so many".

          June 17, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Pedro534731
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          why is "the restaurant has a lot of guests" wrong?

          August 24, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/ChuckBaggett

            Any chance it should accept "The restaurant has so many customers."?

            June 23, 2017
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