| A little, a few ozroq (lekin yetarli) ma’nosida, little, few esa oz, kam (yetarli emas) ma’nosida ishlatiladi:
I’ve got little time. I must go. Mening vaqtim oz (kam). Ketishim kerak.
I’ve got a little time. We can have a snack. Menda ozroq vaqt bor. Biz tamaddi qilib olishimiz mumkin.
He has few friends. Uning do‘stlari kam.
He has a few friends. Uning ozroq (yetarli) do‘stlari bor.
Izoh: Little, fewdan oldin keladigan noaniq artikl ulardan keyin keladigan otga emas, shu
little va few so‘zlariga tegishlidir.
6. Little va fewdan oldin aniq artikl ham ishlatilishi mumkin va o‘sha ozginasi, o‘sha bir nechtasi ma’nosini beradi:
Nearly the whole cargo of wheat has been unloaded today. The little that remains will be unloaded tomorrow morning. Qariyb bug‘doyning hammasini bugun tushirib bo‘lishdi. Ozgina qolgani ertaga ertalab tushiriladi.
He has read the few English books that he has.U o‘zida bo‘lgan ozgina inglizcha
kitoblarni o‘qib chiqqan.
Gold is one of the few metals which are found in a virgin state. Oltin sof holda topiladigan ozchilik metallardan biri.
EX 50 In some of these sentences much is incorrect or unnatural. Change much to many or a lot (of) where necessary. Put “RIGHT” if the sentence is correct.
We didn’t spend much money. ...RIGHT
Sue drinks much tea. ...a lot of tea
Jim always puts much salt on his food. ...
We’ll have to hurry. We haven’t got much time. ...
Did it cost much to repair the car? ...
It cost much to repair the car. ...
I don’t know much people in this town. ...
I use the phone much at work. ...
They’ve got so much money they don’t know what to do with it. ...
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