viele
many
The German word 'viele' is the plural form of 'viel' and is used to describe a large number or amount of something. It is often used with countable nouns, such as 'viele Menschen' (many people) or 'viele Bücher' (many books). It can also be used as a pronoun, as in 'Ich habe viele.' (I have many.)
Example sentences using: viele
Es gibt viele Bücher in der Bibliothek.
There are many books in the library.
In this example, 'viele' is used to indicate a large quantity of books present in the library. The subject of the sentence is 'Es' ('It' in English), which is used in German to make general statements.
Er hat viele Freunde.
He has many friends.
In this sentence, 'viele' (many) is used with 'Freunde' (friends) to indicate the large number of friends the person being spoken about has. It is interesting to note that in German, the verb 'hat' (has) comes before 'viele Freunde'.
Sie isst viele Äpfel.
She eats many apples.
Here, 'viele' is used in the context of countable objects ('Äpfel', or apples), signaling that she consumes a large quantity of apples. In German, the verb (isst) comes second and the subject (Sie) comes first, which is similar to English.