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Quantitative Determiners

Introduction

Determiners sind Modifikatoren von Substantiven. Sie können eine breite Palette von Informationen zur Verfügung stellen. Diejenigen, die verwendet werden, um die Menge von etwas zu nennen, werden Quantitative Determiners oder Quantifiers genannt.

EXTRA: Determiners = Determinanten; Quantifiers = Quantifizierer.

Form

Wir verwenden Quantitative Determiners/Quantifiers, um die Menge von etwas zu beschreiben. Hier finden Sie die wichtigsten Quantitative Determiners/Quantifiers: all (of), a lot of (lots of), a number of, enough (of), most (of), none (of)…

Example

  • All my friends like drawing.
    All of my friends like drawing.
  • A lot can happen in a long trip.
    Lots of things can happen in a long trip.
  • A number of pilots were waiting.
  • There isn’t enough red wine for everyone.
    There are enough of us to get the group price.
  • This plant has the most strawberries.
    Most of the students in our university are from France.
  • I have three leather jackets, he has none.
    None of their children have dark skin.

Use

Wir verwenden Quantitative Determiners, um die Menge von etwas anzugeben.

  • None (of) (not any, not one or no person);
  • A number of (more than two but fewer than many);
  • Enough (of) (quantity, quality, or scope that meets requirements, demands, or expectations);
  • A lot (of) (a large number in quantity, scale or degree);
  • Most (of) (greatest in quantity, scale, or degree, majority);
  • All (of) (every one or every thing, the entire amount or number).

Summary

Wir verwenden Determiner, um Substantive zu modifizieren. Determiners, die die Menge von etwas angeben, sind Quantitative Determiners/Quantifiers.

Die häufigsten Quantifiers sind: all (of), a lot of (lots of), a number of, enough (of), most (of), none (of)…

Zum Beispiel:
— „Most of my friends are rich.“ = Es zeigt die Menge des Objekts.
— „All my troubles seem far away.“ = Es zeigt die Menge des Objekts.

Let’s revise this content within the [Form] section. Take a look at the [Example] section that shows its use within a context.