Questions & Answers about Vi dricker mycket mjölk.
Why do we use mycket here instead of många?
Mjölk (milk) is an uncountable noun, meaning it is a liquid you cannot count individually. In Swedish, you use mycket for uncountable things (like "much" or "a lot of") and många for things you can count (like "many").
The English translation says "a lot of milk". Why is there no word for "of" in the Swedish sentence?
In Swedish, the word mycket covers "a lot of" or "much" all by itself. You place it directly in front of the noun, so "a lot of milk" is simply mycket mjölk. You never need to add a preposition between them.
Why is the verb dricker the same as when saying "I drink"?
Swedish verbs are very friendly to learners! In the present tense, they usually end in -r (like dricker), and this exact same form is used for every subject. It is jag dricker (I drink), han dricker (he drinks), and vi dricker (we drink).
Does mjölk need a special plural ending when we have "a lot" of it?
No, because it is an uncountable substance. Just like in English, you do not normally say "milks" unless you are talking about different types. The word mjölk stays in its basic dictionary form after mycket.
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