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много детей

many children

→ много
phrase Rare #31,662
many children Used to say that there are or were many children, or that someone wants or has many children. The phrase много is followed by the genitive plural form детей.
RU: У них много детей.
EN: They have many children.

Она говорит, что не хочет быть матерью, а я хочу много детей.

She says she doesn’t want to be a mother, but I want lots of children.

Среди беженцев много детей.

There are many children among the refugees.

У них много детей.

They have many children.

В парке много детей.

There are a lot of children in the park.

Все девушки должны выходить замуж и иметь много детей.

All girls should get married and have lots of children.

— Ночи Кабирии (1957)

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many children
RU: У них было много детей.
EN: They had many children.

Том хотел много детей.

Tom wanted many children.

Чёрт, я всегда хотел много детей.

Damn, I always wanted a lot of kids.

— Горничная (2025)

Здесь через меня прошло много детей.

Many children have passed through me here.

— Мамочка (2014)

Теперь ты обязана завести много детей.

Now you are obliged to have many children.

— Амаркорд (1973)