unit 3.4 much/ many/ little/ few

27-05-2014 10:53

much and many meaning ' many '. little and few mean ' little '

                                 many                           little

 singular                 much                             little

plural                     many                              few

the words you used to much and little you can't count. the words you use with many and few you can count. just look at the examples

my brother has manny games                         mijn broer heeft veel games

i don't take much sugar in my tea.                  ik gebruik niet veel suiker in mijn thee.

there's little need for your advice                    er is weinig behoefte aan jou advies.

i saw few dogs                                                ik zag weinig honden

instead of much and many can also be lots of/a lot of use.
It does not matter whether the word behind in the singular or plural.

we had lots of (much) fun                                                                                            we hadden veel lol

a lot of ( many) people think maths is important                                                         veel mensen vinden wiskunde belangrijk.

watch out!  a little means ' een beetje ' and a few means ' een paar'  

could i have a little sugar in my coffee?                                                                      mag ik een beetje suiker in mijn koffie?

there are only a few drinks left                                                                                    er zijn nog maar een paar drankjes over.






 



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