C05
core
Description and quantity
Quantity
Quantity / Amount
How much or how many?
basic
Numeral
Quantifier
Determiner
含义
The amount, count, mass, portion, or approximate quantity of a participant or event.
如何识别
Find words that count or measure things.
示例
单词
one|two|many|few|some|all
短语
three books|a lot of water|many people
句子
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?
语言视角
用母语深入讲解
中文
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Quantity is tightly connected to classifiers: numbers and demonstratives usually require a classifier before count nouns.
我买了三本书。
wǒ mǎi le sān běn shū = I bought three CL books
在所学语言中
英语
显性程度
strong
学习难度
英语用数字、数量词和限定词来表达数量，例如 three、many、some、a few。
I need three apples.
three = 数量，说明 apples 的个数是三个
常见易错点
学习者可能混淆 much/many、few/little、some/any，也可能不清楚可数名词和不可数名词的用法。
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.