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había muchas

there were many

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phrase Rare #34,566
there were many Used before or in place of a feminine plural noun, such as casas (houses) or razones (reasons).
SP: Había muchas flores en el jardín.
EN: There were many flowers in the garden.

Había muchas cosas que no le gustaban a Tom.

There were many things Tom didn’t like.

¿Viste si había muchas palabrotas?

Did you see if there were a lot of swear words?

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Había muchas razones para preocuparse.

There were many reasons to worry.

Había muchas manzanas podridas en la canasta.

There were many rotten apples in the basket.

Había muchas cosas que hacer antes de que pudiéramos irnos.

There were many things to do before we could leave.

Pero también había muchas armas.

But there were also many weapons.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Antes de la pandemia, había muchas cosas que hacer.

Before the pandemic, there were many things to do.

Aún cuando había muchas galletas en el plato, yo comí sólo tres.

Even though there were many cookies on the plate, I only ate three.

Había muchas casas en llamas.

There were many houses on fire.

Había muchas parejas jóvenes en el parque.

There were many young couples in the park.