C05
core
Description and quantity
Quantity
Quantity / Amount
How much or how many?
basic
Numeral
Quantifier
Determiner
Reikšmė
The amount, count, mass, portion, or approximate quantity of a participant or event.
Kaip atpažinti
Find words that count or measure things.
Pavyzdžiai
Žodžiai
one|two|many|few|some|all
Frazės
three books|a lot of water|many people
Sakinys
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?
Kalbos rodinys
Jūsų gimtojoje kalboje
Anglų
Raiška
strong
Svarba
English uses numbers, quantifiers, and determiners to express amount.
I need three apples.
three = quantity
Kalboje, kurios mokotės
Ispanų
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas
Quantity is expressed with numerals, quantifiers, agreement, and de after many amount expressions.
tres libros, mucha agua, un poco de pan
three books, much water, a little bread
Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis
Learners often forget agreement with cuantificadores or misuse de after quantities.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.