Quantifier adjectives
1. Some refers an indefinite quantity (cierto número de...) and it is used in affirmative and interrogative sentences when an affirmative answer is expected:
Leave us some apples...I have some money ...Would you like some coffee?
Some can be replaced by the following expressions:
a) 'A little', with singular nouns without plural (tea, sugar, coffee, water):
I have a little tea
b) “A few', with plural nouns:
I have a few books about Mexico
2. Any, can be used in interrogative sentences (indefinite quantity) or negative (in this case the sentence express the lack of quantity). In the case of affirmative sentences, contrary to “some” an affirmative sentence is not expected, it can be affirmative or negative.
Are there any Argentineans here? ...There isn't any problem
In affirmative sentences “any” means in Spanish “cualquier”:Bring me any book you can find
3. No has a negative sense and requires the use of verb in affirmative form: I bought no potatoes yesterday
4. Much. So much (tanto). Too much (demasiado). How much? (¿cuanto?)followed by an uncountable Noun.
How much is it?... Thank you very much ...As much as you can
5. Many. It´s meaning differs according to the function of the noun which accompanies or replaces. It is used to ask the availability of something that is countable.
How many….+ countable noun…V… ? = E.g. How many oranges do we have?
In affirmative sentences “a lot of” is used, whereas in interrogative and negative sentences it is used simultaneously “many” and “a lot of” when the noun is countable.
Whereas when the noun is uncountable is used “much” and “a lot of”.
He has been here many times ...He's got a lot of money ...I haven't drunk much
6. Little, (poco). 'a little' has a more positive meaning y it is translated 'algo de...'.
It is used with uncountable nouns: We have little time left...I have a little money
Moreover “little” means “pequeño” and it is used to form diminutives: A little child
When we refer to dimensions we use “small”
This is a small child
7. Few, always followed by a plural noun, it has a negative sense whereas “a few” has a positive meaning (translated “algunos”): There are few books on the table...Give me a few cigarettes
We generally find the more usual constructions with “many” in negative form than with “few” in affirmative form: There aren't many books on the table
8. Several (varios)I saw him several times
Leave us some apples...I have some money ...Would you like some coffee?
Some can be replaced by the following expressions:
a) 'A little', with singular nouns without plural (tea, sugar, coffee, water):
I have a little tea
b) “A few', with plural nouns:
I have a few books about Mexico
2. Any, can be used in interrogative sentences (indefinite quantity) or negative (in this case the sentence express the lack of quantity). In the case of affirmative sentences, contrary to “some” an affirmative sentence is not expected, it can be affirmative or negative.
Are there any Argentineans here? ...There isn't any problem
In affirmative sentences “any” means in Spanish “cualquier”:Bring me any book you can find
3. No has a negative sense and requires the use of verb in affirmative form: I bought no potatoes yesterday
4. Much. So much (tanto). Too much (demasiado). How much? (¿cuanto?)followed by an uncountable Noun.
How much is it?... Thank you very much ...As much as you can
5. Many. It´s meaning differs according to the function of the noun which accompanies or replaces. It is used to ask the availability of something that is countable.
How many….+ countable noun…V… ? = E.g. How many oranges do we have?
In affirmative sentences “a lot of” is used, whereas in interrogative and negative sentences it is used simultaneously “many” and “a lot of” when the noun is countable.
Whereas when the noun is uncountable is used “much” and “a lot of”.
He has been here many times ...He's got a lot of money ...I haven't drunk much
6. Little, (poco). 'a little' has a more positive meaning y it is translated 'algo de...'.
It is used with uncountable nouns: We have little time left...I have a little money
Moreover “little” means “pequeño” and it is used to form diminutives: A little child
When we refer to dimensions we use “small”
This is a small child
7. Few, always followed by a plural noun, it has a negative sense whereas “a few” has a positive meaning (translated “algunos”): There are few books on the table...Give me a few cigarettes
We generally find the more usual constructions with “many” in negative form than with “few” in affirmative form: There aren't many books on the table
8. Several (varios)I saw him several times
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