English Quantifiers for "Countable Nouns"

few

determiner

f

e

w

u

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a small unspecified number of people or things

many

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Few people understand the complexity of this issue.

I took a few steps towards the door.

a few

determiner

/ɐ fjˈuː/

used to indicate a small number of items, people, or things

fewer

determiner

f

e

w

u

e

ɜ

r

used to indicate a smaller number of something compared to a previous amount, or in contrast to another group

fewest

determiner

f

e

w

u

e

ə

s

t

used to indicate the smallest number or quantity of something among a group of items or options

several

determiner

s

e

ɛ

v

e

ə

r

a

ə

l

used to refer to a number of things or people, more than two but not many

various

determiner

v

a

ɛ

r

iou

iə

s

used to refers to more than one or several of something, indicating a number of distinct items, people, or instances

many

determiner

m

a

ɛ

n

y

i

used to indicate a large number of people or things

few

lots of

determiner

/lˈɑːts ʌv/

used to indicate a large quantity or number of something

a good many

determiner

/ɐ ɡˈʊd mˈɛni/

used to indicate a considerable number or quantity of something

a great many

determiner

/ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛni/

used to emphasize a large number or quantity of something

most

determiner

m

o

oʊ

s

t

used to refer to the largest number or amount

too many

determiner

/tˈuː mɛni/

used to indicate an excessive or undesirable quantity of something

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