C05
core
Description and quantity
Quantity
Quantity / Amount
How much or how many?
basic
Numeral
Quantifier
Determiner
Bedeutung
The amount, count, mass, portion, or approximate quantity of a participant or event.
So erkennst Du es
Find words that count or measure things.
Beispiele
Wörter
one|two|many|few|some|all
Ausdrücke
three books|a lot of water|many people
Satz
I bought three apples.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Participant: apples/water Question: HOW MUCH/MANY? apples: ● ● ● three apples = exact count many people = large amount a lot of water = mass amount
Compare shape
Same AMOUNT, different shapes: three books number + noun 3 + classifier + book books + 3 noun + number a lot of water measure phrase Check: plural? mass/count?
Sprachansicht
In deiner Muttersprache
Deutsch
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Quantities use numerals, quantifiers and article-like words, with case in the noun phrase.
drei Bücher
three books
In Deiner Lernsprache
Englisch
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Im Englischen drücken Zahlen, Mengenwörter und Begleiter wie three, many, some oder any die Menge aus.
I need three apples.
three = Menge/Anzahl
Typische Lernhürde
Lernende verwechseln häufig much/many, few/little, some/any sowie zählbare und nicht zählbare Nomen.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.