बहुत-से

English translation: a lot of

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Hindi term or phrase:बहुत-से
English translation:a lot of
Entered by: C.M. Rawal

15:09 Jul 23, 2009
Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Hindi term or phrase: बहुत-से
Greetings,

It's from a conversation:

आप हिन्दी क्यों सीख रहे हैं ?
क्योंकि मेरे बहुत-से हिन्दुस्तानी दोस्त हैं ।

Best wishes,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:48
a lot of
Explanation:
Perhaps, here बहुत-से means 'a lot of'

Because I have a lot of Indian friends.
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C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 10:18
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1many of
Nitin Goyal
5 +1so many
JMeenakshi
5 +1a lot of
C.M. Rawal


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
many of


Explanation:
because many of my friends are Indians

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-07-23 15:12:43 GMT)
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because I have many of Indian friends

Nitin Goyal
India
Local time: 10:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in PunjabiPunjabi
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: "many" is fine as a translation, you don't need the "of" in English
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
so many


Explanation:
because I've so many Indian friends.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anjul-Sahu/178272100067?v=feed...

Example sentence(s):
  • I never thought that I\'ve so many friends who are fans too.
JMeenakshi
India
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of: Hindi

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agree  Nandita Singh
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a lot of


Explanation:
Perhaps, here बहुत-से means 'a lot of'

Because I have a lot of Indian friends.


C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 10:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Quamrul Islam: and also means: lots of, a good number of, a good many...etc.
1 day 1 hr
  -> शुक्रिया, इस्लाम भाई!
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