Unit 6.1
A few vs A little y Few vs Little
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Introduction
A few/a little y few/little son cuantificadores que significan not enough o some/enough.
Form
El uso de estos cuantificadores depende del sustantivo:
| Poitive Attitude | Negative Attitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Plural Countable | a few | few |
| Singular Uncountable | a little | little |
Example
- We have a few beautiful beaches for swimming.
Few beaches are suitable for swimming. - We can bake a cake! We have a little flour.
We can’t bake a cake! We have (very) little flour.
Use
A few y a little significan some, enough. Muestran que algo es más que lo previsto o que todavía permanece.
Few y little significan not enough, less o fewer que lo previsto. Muestran que no hay mucho de algo, que hay una falta de algo.
Summary
A few/few y a little/little, todos significan some.
- Sustantivos plurales contables: a few (positivo) y few (negativo).
- Sustantivos plurales incontables: a little (positivo) y little (negativo).
Por ejemplo:
— «I have a few pencils in my bag, I do not need to buy new ones.» / «I have few pencils in my bag, I have to buy new ones.»
— «There is a little milk in the fridge, we can make a cake.» / «There is little milk in the fridge, we need to go to the supermarket.»
Cuando son precedidos por a, el significado es positivo y sugiere que algo todavía permanece; sin el artículo, sugiere que no hay mucho de algo.
Vamos a revisar este contenido dentro de la sección {Form}. Echa un vistazo a la sección {Example} que muestra su uso en contexto.
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