It seems like a lot to read, to me

Question

Me parece mucho que leer,

Me parece mucho para leer.

Me parece que es mucho leer.

Me parece mucho leer.

Me parece mucho a leer.

Me parece mucho de leer.

Me falta mucho para leer. err hmm.......

Me quedo con "que" o "para" pero no tengo porque, simplemente a mi me suena mejor. Puede que ambos son incorrectos.

¿Que opinan?

Answer 1

Me parece mucho que leer

A bit strange, but not wrong.

Me parece mucho para leer.

This sounds perfect to me.

Me parece que es mucho leer.

Not wrong, but that "mucho leer" sounds a bit convoluted, if not posh.

Me parece mucho leer.

Same as before, but without "que".

Me parece mucho a leer.

This looks wrong at first sight, but I haven't checked.

Me parece mucho de leer.

"Mucho de leer" can be understood as "much on the reading side", but in that sentence, it sounds quite bad, if you ask me.

Me falta mucho para leer. err hmm.......

The preposition "por" would have made more sense here, as "para" suggests that reading is the ultimate goal.

I would have translated your original sentence as:

Me parece mucho para/por leer

I thought infinitive verbs had to follow para. Can you explain more about that last para/por comment? - katydew, Aug 18, 2011

Hmmm.. I also find me parece mucho por leer odd and usually think of infinitives as following para, can you elaborate on why por is better there? - jeezzle, Aug 18, 2011

Answer 2

I'd like to know what Lazarus thinks of the similarity between Jeezle's sentences and this expression:

Si no es mucho pedir... = If it´s not too much to ask...

Answer 3

Perhaps....A mí, me parece como un montón de leer.