few a few.little-a-little
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'Few / A Few and Little / A Little' konusunu içerir.TRANSCRIPT
• We use Few Countable (plural) is used names ‘less’ means. A negative meaning.
• We use A Few Countable (plural) is used names ‘less’ but ‘enough’ means. A positive meaning.
• We use Little Uncountable (singular) is used names ‘less’ means. A negative meaning.
• We use A Little Uncountable (singular) is used names ‘less’ but ‘enough’ means. A positive meaning.
FEW
COUNTABLE(PLURAL)
A FEW
UNCOUNTABLE
(SİNGULAR)
LESSLESS
LESS BUTENOUGHLESS BUTENOUGH
LİTTLE
A LİTTLE
POSİTİVE
NEGATİVE
• I have seen few camels so far. (Şimdiye kadar az deve gördüm.)
There is an important difference between a few and few. Few without a is used to mean we don't have enough of something
• There are a few men at the bus-stop. (Otobüs durağında birkaç ( az ) adam var.)
• I have a few books in my bookcase.
(Kitaplığımda birkaç kitap var.)Cümleyi söyleyene göre birkaç kitap vardır
ve sayısı azdır.
• I have few books in my book case. (Kitaplığımda az kitap var.)
Cümleyi söyleyene göre kitap vardır fakat yok gibidir. Yani var sayılmaz.
• There is a little milk in the bottle. (Şişede biraz süt var.)
Little ile a little arasında fark vardır. A little cümleyi söyleyene göre ( biraz, az ) manasındadır.
• I have drunk little water this morning. (Bu sabah az su içtim.)Little cümleyi söyleyene göre ( yok denecek kadar az ) manasındadır.
As with few, there is also the same differencebetween a little and little. Little without a is used to mean we don't have enoughof something
• I have a little money. (Biraz param var.)
Cümleyi söyleyene göre onun az miktarda parası vardır.
• I have little money. (Az param var.)Cümleyi söyleyene göre onun yok denecek kadar az parası vardır. Bu cümlede “var sayılmaz ama, biraz var” manası anlaşılmalıdır.
• She has few apples in the refrigerator. (She doesn't have enough apples).
• She has a few apples in the refrigerator. (She has a small quantity of apples)
• A few friends came to my party. (This is a positive idea, I'm happy a few people came.)
• Few friends came to my party. (This is a negative idea, I'm not happy because not many
people came.)
• She has little for breakfast. (She doesn't eat enough for breakfast).
• She has a little for breakfast. (She has a small quantity of food for breakfast).
•There were a few friends at the party.
•The dog has a few bones.
•It rains a little here in winter.
•There is a little jam in the bowl.