Introduction
Določniki [determiners] so modifikatorji samostalnikov. Dajejo nam informacije o tem, o katerih [which] in kolikih [how much/many] ljudeh, stvareh, živalih, krajih… govorimo.
Kvantitativne določnike ali kvantifikatorje [quantitative determiners or quantifiers] uporabljamo za opisovanje količine nečesa {glej Kvantitativni določniki, stopnja A1}.
Form
Quantitative determiners uporabljamo za opisovanje količine nečesa.
Najpogosteje rabljeni quantifiers so: 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
Quantitative determiners uporabljamo za opisovanje količine nečesa:
- All (of) (vsi ali vse, celotna količina ali število);
- A lot (of) (veliko število glede na količino, lestvico ali stopnjo);
- A number of (več kot dva, ampak manj kot veliko);
- Enough (of) (količina, kakovost ali obseg, ki ustreza pogojem, zahtevam ali pričakovanjem);
- Most (of) (največ glede na količino, lestvico ali stopnjo, večina);
- None (of) (nihče, niti en).
Summary
Kvantitativne določnike [quantitative determiners] uporabljamo za navajanje količine nečesa.
Najpogosteje rabljeni kvantifikatorji [quantifiers] so: all (of), a lot of (lots of), a number of, enough (of), most (of), none (of)…
Na primer:
— “None of my friends take a ship.”
— “A number of my friends booked a flight to Valencia.”
Ponovi to vsebino v delu {Form} in si poglej del {Example}, ki prikazuje rabo v kontekstu.