• We use Few Countable (plural) is used names ‘less’ means. A negative meaning.

• We use A Few Countable (plural) is used names ‘less’ but ‘enough’ means. A positive meaning.

• We use Little Uncountable (singular) is used names ‘less’ means. A negative meaning.

• We use A Little Uncountable (singular) is used names ‘less’ but ‘enough’ means. A positive meaning.

FEW

COUNTABLE(PLURAL)

A FEW

UNCOUNTABLE

(SİNGULAR)

LESSLESS

LESS BUTENOUGHLESS BUTENOUGH

LİTTLE

A LİTTLE

POSİTİVE

NEGATİVE

• I have seen few camels so far. (Şimdiye kadar az deve gördüm.)

There is an important difference between a few and few. Few without a is used to mean we don't have enough of something

• There are a few men at the bus-stop. (Otobüs durağında birkaç ( az ) adam var.)

• I have a few books in my bookcase.

(Kitaplığımda birkaç kitap var.)Cümleyi söyleyene göre birkaç kitap vardır

ve sayısı azdır.

• I have few books in my book case. (Kitaplığımda az kitap var.)

Cümleyi söyleyene göre kitap vardır fakat yok gibidir. Yani var sayılmaz.

• There is a little milk in the bottle. (Şişede biraz süt var.)

Little ile a little arasında fark vardır. A little cümleyi söyleyene göre ( biraz, az ) manasındadır.

• I have drunk little water this morning. (Bu sabah az su içtim.)Little cümleyi söyleyene göre ( yok denecek kadar az ) manasındadır.

As with few, there is also the same differencebetween a little and little. Little without a is used to mean we don't have enoughof something

• I have a little money. (Biraz param var.)

Cümleyi söyleyene göre onun az miktarda parası vardır.

• I have little money. (Az param var.)Cümleyi söyleyene göre onun yok denecek kadar az parası vardır. Bu cümlede “var sayılmaz ama, biraz var” manası anlaşılmalıdır.

• She has few apples in the refrigerator. (She doesn't have enough apples).

• She has a few apples in the refrigerator. (She has a small quantity of apples)

• A few friends came to my party. (This is a positive idea, I'm happy a few people came.)

• Few friends came to my party. (This is a negative idea, I'm not happy because not many

people came.)

• She has little for breakfast. (She doesn't eat enough for breakfast).

• She has a little for breakfast. (She has a small quantity of food for breakfast).

•There were a few friends at the party.

•The dog has a few bones.

•It rains a little here in winter.

•There is a little jam in the bowl.