MİKTAR BELİRTEÇLERİ

MANY. MUCH
Many + Sayılabilen Çoğul İsim Much + Sayılamayan İsim

Many students / many people

 Did you buy many magazines?
 I don’t know many people in my town.
 How many classes do you take a semester?
Much money / Much water
 How much money do you spend a day ?
 I don’t have much confidence in him.
 There isn’t much water in the glass.

"Many" birçok cümle türünde kulalnılır:
 Do you have many friends?
 I don’t have many friends.
 There are many people in this town. Much daha çok sour ve olumsuz cümlerde kullanılır. Olumlu cümlelerde tercih edilmez.
 Do you drink much tea?
 I don’t drink much tea.

Diğer Kullanımları
 Mary spoke to me, but she didn’t say much.
 Do you go out much ? Not much.
 I don’t like her much.

A FEW, A LITTLE
A few + Sayılabilen Çoğul İsim A little + Sayılamayan İsim
A few students / a few people
 Do you have a few minutes?
 I want to ask a few questions.
 I bought a few books? A little money / A little water
 There is a little water in the bottle.
 There was a little traffic.

A few means some , but not many.
 I have a few friends.
 Martin has a few problems.
 There are a few people in this town. A few means some , but not much.
 She didn’t eat anything, but she drank a little coffee.
 A: Can you speak Turkish?
B: A little


A FEW / (VERY) FEW , A LITTLE/ (VERY)LITTLE

A few
Few + Sayılabilen Çoğul İsim A little
Little + Sayılamayan İsim
A few biraz, fakat çok değil anlamındadır A Little biraz, fakat çok değil anlamındadır

 I have a few friends.
 Martin has a few problems.
 There are a few people in this town.
 I have a few friends.
 Martin has a few problems.
 There are a few people in this town.

 She didn’t eat anything, but she drank a little coffee.
 A :Can you speak Turkish ?
B: A little

A little money / A little water
 There is a little water in the bottle.
There was a little traffic
(Very) Few bahsedilen isimden nerdseyse yok kadar eksik olduğunu anlatır. (Very) Little bahsedilen isimden nerdseyse yok kadar eksik olduğunu anlatır.

 I feel really sorry for him because he has few friends.
 I admire him because he has few problems.
 I am lucky because I have few financial difficulties.
 I can’t afford that car since I have little money.
 We were able to arrive at the airport on time because there was little traffic.
 I can’t wait any longer. I have little patient left

Note: Örneklerden de anlaşılabileceği gibi (very) few & (very) little tek başlarına olumlu veya olumsuz anlamlar vermez .Bulundukları duruma gore anlamları olumlu veya olumsuz anlamı pekiştirir. (very) few & (very) little miktarca daha yoksunluktan bahseder.