たくさん vs. 多く vs. 多い when used on verbs?


I'm familiar with the concept of how たくさん、多く、and 多い are used in relation to
nouns (多くの人、人が多い、etc.) but I'm still unfamiliar with how you can say the
expression "a lot of [verb]". I know, for example, たくさん食べる means "a lot of
eating," but I'm unsure if you need to distinguish 多く and 多い when it comes to
verbs.

In addition, here's what I know; tell me if I got anything wrong.

多く and 多い can carry an additional meaning of "too much." たくさん doesn't.

While there's a grammatical distinction between 多く and 多い, たくさん doesn't need
this.

Thanks!




At first, basic concept about some words which you posted is below.

  1. "多く" and "たくさん" are adverbs, and these words are same meaning.
  2. "多い" is adjective.

Based on these, I share you some example sentences below.

  1. (多く)たくさん + 食べる [adverb + verb]
  2. (多く)たくさん + 飲む [adverb + verb]
  3. 車が + 多い [subject + adjective]
  4. 人が + 多い [subject + adjective]

Hope it helps.

