How could I say when I want to say "I have many books" using an adverb instead of adjective "many"? I'm trying to know what a right word in the parenthesis in " I have books ( )." could be. Could "abundantly" be an option?

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Inglese (Stati Uniti)

"I have many books" sounds fine, and would be simple grammatically. "I have an abundance of books," or "I have books in abundance sounds" more natural than "I have books abundantly," but I can't say the last one is incorrect. It just doesn't sound right.

AweSteer

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I have a plethora of books

I have a lot of books

I have a vast collection of books

I am an avid book collector

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jimpjorps

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

I can't think of any adverbs that would fit there.

There are some special adjectives ("postpositive adjectives") that can go after the noun, though:

I have books aplenty.
I have books galore.
I have books in abundance.

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cmertb

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You can't use an adverb here. And adverb would describe an action you are doing (in this case, "having"). But the problem is that "having" is not an action, it's a state, and what you're describing is the quantity of books, not the action itself.

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Giapponese

@sevenpsych
Thank you very much for your reply.
I wish English "many" had an adverb meaning. Then my English " I have books as many as he has" wouldn't have been corrected in exams where I was using the word as an adverb which I came to know much later.

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@AweSteer
Thank you very much for showing your variant ways of saying, in which "a plethora of" is completely new to me. Is it so common outside medical world?

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@jimpjorps
Thank you very much for your help.
This is the first time I see the word "galore",which I suppose doesn't work as a prepositive adjective?

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@cmertb
Thank you very much for your reply. But I'm a little confused,because it seems to me that you are saying we can't use an adverb with an state verb,if that't true, " I know her well." must be incorrect sentence. If you don't mind, could you elaborate on the matter?

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@sevenpsych @AweSteer @jimpjorps @cmertb
Thank each of you very much for your replies and accept my apologies for being late in replying.

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Inglese (Stati Uniti)

@jojojustanotherman
To be honest, the word “plethora “ is old fashion and all of us learn but most of us don’t use it.

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@AweSteer
I see.Thank you very much for your candid opinion.