Dutch

Verb

viel

1. singular past indicative of vallen

Anagrams

• veil
• vlei

German

Alternative forms

• Viel (for the pronoun)

Etymology

From Old High German filu ‎(“many”), from Proto-Germanic *felu. More at fele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl
• Homophone: fiel

Pronoun

viel

1. much, a lot

   Es ist viel passiert.‎

   Much has happened.

Usage notes

• Compare the similar, but semantically different pronoun vieles.

Adjective

viel ‎(comparative mehr, superlative am meisten)

1. much, many

   Er hat viel Geld verloren.‎

   He lost a lot of money.

   For usage examples of this term, see Citations:viel.

Declension

• In the singular, the adjective is often left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele Geld.
• In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it is sometimes left unchanged in the combinations wie viel (“how many”) and so viel (“so many”): wie viel Kinder or wie viele Kinder.
• The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehres). The superlative meist- is declined like a normal adjective.

Adverb

viel ‎(comparative mehr, superlative am meisten)

1. much, a lot

   Wir haben viel gelacht.‎

   We laughed a lot.

Derived terms

• soviel
• wieviel

See also

• manch

Old French

Adjective

viel m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular vielle)

1. old

Declension

Antonyms

• juene ‎(“young”)
• novel ‎(“new”)

Noun

viel m ‎(oblique plural vieus or viex or viels, nominative singular vieus or viex or viels, nominative plural viel)

1. old person

Antonyms

• juene ‎(“young person”)