Some, any, much, many
Some፣ any፣ much እና many
Talk about quantities of things you can and can't count.
How it works
Countable nouns can be counted: one egg, two eggs. Uncountable nouns cannot: water, sugar, money.
የሚቆጠሩ ስሞች አሉ (አንድ እንቁላል፣ ሁለት እንቁላሎች)፤ የማይቆጠሩም አሉ (ውሃ፣ ስኳር፣ ገንዘብ)።
some and any · some እና any
Positive: There are some eggs. There is some sugar.
አዎንታዊ ዓረፍተ ነገር፦ some
Negatives and questions: There isn't any milk. Are there any tomatoes?
አሉታዊና ጥያቄ፦ any
much and many · much እና many
many + countable: How many eggs? / much + uncountable: How much water?
many ለሚቆጠሩ፣ much ለማይቆጠሩ
Money is uncountable in English: How much money? (not How many money?)
በእንግሊዝኛ money የማይቆጠር ስም ነው፦ How much money?
When you offer something, use some in the question: Would you like some coffee?
አንድ ነገር ስናቀርብ በጥያቄም some እንጠቀማለን፦ Would you like some coffee?
Examples
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We need some eggs and some sugar.
ጥቂት እንቁላልና ስኳር ያስፈልገናል።
There isn't any milk in the fridge.
ፍሪጁ ውስጥ ምንም ወተት የለም።
How many students are in your class?
ክፍልዎ ውስጥ ስንት ተማሪዎች አሉ?
How much money do you need?
ምን ያህል ገንዘብ ያስፈልግዎታል?
I don't have much time today.
ዛሬ ብዙ ጊዜ የለኝም።
Would you like some coffee?
ቡና ይፈልጋሉ?
Are there any questions?
ጥያቄ አለ?