Words of quantity Open Road 6 pp. 138-168
Vähän yksikössä I have a little time for my friends. a little = vähän, jonkin verran ( some ) I have little time for my friends. little = (vain) vähän, tuskin ollenkaan negatiivinen merkitys, - hardly any, not much Little did he know about his friend. I am a little tired. –pääsanana adjektiivi
Vähän monikossa I have a few friends. I have few friends. a few = joitakin, muutamia I have few friends. few = vähän, aniharva, harvoja, tuskin yhtään negatiivinen merkitys hardly any, not many
Huom! Only a little = vain vähän Only a few = vain joitakin, muutamia Quite a few = melko monet Very little = hyvin vähän, ei artikkelia Very few = hyvin harvat, ei artikkelia
Paljon yksikössä I don’t have that much money. kieltolause Is there too much noise here? kysymylause I’ve eaten too much cake. too, as, so, very + much myös myönteisissä lauseissa Much can be done. myönteisen lauseen subjektina
Paljon monikossa How many times have I asked you to…? Kysymyslause Many people don’t like cleaning up. kieltolause I have so many things to do. too, as, so, very + many myös myönteisissä lauseissa
Muita paljon sanoja a lot of money lots of plenty of a great deal of a large /huge amount of korvaavat much sanaa myönteisissä väitelauseissa a lot of friends lots of plenty of a large number of a good many korvaavat many sanaa myönteisissä väitelauseissa
Muista! I like him a lot / a great deal. of pois, kun ilmaus on lauseen lopussa A lot has happened since Friday. of pois myös subjektista