mye

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Mya taxonomic genre of mollusks

Etymology
From, a newer variant of , itself the neuter form of the adjective , from , from. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little")
 * Kom an, det er mye arbeid som må gjøres.
 * Come on, there's a lot of work to do.
 * Det finnes mye rart i byen.
 * There are a lot of strange things in the city.
 * Ble det for mye for deg? = was it too much for you?
 * 1) Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal
 * 2) much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb)
 * Faren min er mye sterkere enn din.
 * My dad is much stronger than yours.
 * Det huset er mye større enn jeg hadde trodd.
 * That house is much bigger than I had expected.
 * 1) (as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot
 * Jogger du mye i fritida?
 * Do you jog much in your spare time?
 * Han drikker mye.
 * He drinks a lot.
 * He drinks a lot.

Usage notes

 * å være mye syk = to often be ill
 * han er mye syk. = he is often ill.

Synonyms

 * ,, en (god, hel, stor) del, en masse, fullt av, , , massevis (av), , , rikelig (av, med)

Derived terms

 * få mye for pengene = make one's money go a long way; get one's money worth; get value for money (literally: "get much for the money")
 * for mye og for lite skjemmer alt = enough is as good as a feast (literally: "too much and too little spoils everything")
 * gjøre for mye ut av = make too much fuss (out) of (literally: "do/make too much out of")
 * ikke mye å rope hurra for = not much to cheer about (literally: "not much to cry hooray for")
 * man skal høre mye før ørene faller av = be hardly able/unable to believe one's ears (literally: "one is going to/shall hear a lot before the ears come off")
 * mye vil ha mer = give him an inch and he'll take a mile (literally: "much wants more")
 * så mye du vil = as much as you like; as much as you want
 * uten så mye som å takke = without so much as a "thank you" (literally: "without so much as to thank")

Etymology
From, from , neuter of.

Etymology
From, from , from.

Verb

 * 1) may