C05
core
Description and quantity
Quantity
Quantity / Amount
How much or how many?
basic
Numeral
Quantifier
Determiner
معنا
The amount, count, mass, portion, or approximate quantity of a participant or event.
چطور آن را تشخیص دهید
Find words that count or measure things.
نمونهها
واژهها
one|two|many|few|some|all
عبارتها
three books|a lot of water|many people
جمله
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?
نمای زبان
در زبان مادری شما
فارسی
میزان حضور
strong
اهمیت
Numbers usually precede nouns; counted nouns often remain singular after numerals.
سه کتاب خریدم.
three book bought-I.
در زبانی که یاد میگیرید
انگلیسی
میزان حضور
strong
دشواری
English uses numbers, quantifiers, and determiners to express amount.
I need three apples.
three = quantity
چالش رایج زبانآموزان
Learners may confuse much/many, few/little, some/any, and count vs. non-count nouns.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.