İngilizce'de Miktar Zarfları

MİKTAR BELİRTEÇLERİ - İngilizce

İngilizce'de isimler hakkında belirsiz miktar belirteçleri ile ilgili kullanım koşulları ve kurallarını aşağıda bulacaksınız. Miktar belirteçleri net rakamlar belirtmek yerine, dinleyen için az, çok, biraz, bir kaç gibi fikirler vermek için kullanılır.

İngilice'de miktar belirteçlerinin kullanımı isimlerin sayılan ve sayılmayan isim olmalarına göre değişmektedir.
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.