Molto, poco, troppo

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Let’s learn what the Italian words molto, poco and troppo mean and how to use them correctly.

Molto = many, very (much)

L’albergo ha molte camere.

Molto means many, a lot, very (much). When molto precedes a noun, it is an adjective and must be aligned with gender and number: L’albergo ha molte camere. The hotel has many rooms.

However, molto can also be an adverb, so it accompanies a verb or an adjective and is invariable: Le camere sono molto grandi. The rooms are very big.

Adjective	Ci sono molte persone.	There are many people.
	Mia figlia legge molti libri.	My daughter reads many books.
	Oggi non ho molto tempo.	Today I don’t have much time.
	Romeo ha molta fame.	Romeo is very hungry.
Adverb	Mi piace molto.	I like it very much.
	La piazza è molto famosa.	The square is very famous.

Poco = little, few

L’albergo ha poche camere.

Poco means few, little. Just like molto, poco can be both an adjective (changeable) and an adverb (unchangeable).

Adjective	Ci sono poche persone.	There are few people.
	Mia figlia legge pochi libri.	My daughter reads few books.
	Oggi ho poco tempo.	Today I have little time.
	Romeo ha poca fame.	Romeo is not very hungry.
Adverb	Mi piace poco.	I like it little.
	La piazza è poco famosa.	The square is little famous.

Troppo = too much

L’albergo ha troppe camere.

Troppo means too much. Just like molto and poco, troppo can be both an adjective (changeable) and an adverb (unchangeable).

Adjective	Ci sono troppe persone.	There are too many people.
	Mia figlia legge troppi libri.	My daughter reads too many books.
	Oggi ho troppo tempo.	Today I have too much time.
	Romeo ha troppa fame.	Romeo is too hungry.
Adverb	Mi piace troppo.	I like it too much.
	La piazza è troppo famosa.	The square is too much famous.