Form
| countable (books, friends) | uncountable (water, time) |
|---|
| large quantity | many | much |
| large quantity (both) | a lot of / lots of |
| some (positive) | a few | a little |
| almost none (negative) | few | little |
Use
- much / many: mostly questions and negatives. How much money? I don't have many friends.
- a lot of: mostly positive sentences. She has a lot of friends. We have a lot of homework.
- a few / a little = some, enough: I have a little money. I can buy a coffee.
- few / little = almost none, not enough: I have little money. I can't buy it.
Watch out
many homework → a lot of / much homework. much friends → many friends.a few milk → a little milk. a little books → a few books.a lot work → a lot of work.
En español
Many = muchos (contables), much = mucho (incontables), a lot of = mucho/a/os/as (ambos). A few / a little = unos pocos / un poco (suficiente); few / little = muy pocos / casi nada (no suficiente).
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