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*time -- ''le temps'' (you can count hours, minutes and seconds, but not "time" itself) | *time -- ''le temps'' (you can count hours, minutes and seconds, but not "time" itself) | ||
| − | *money -- ''l'argent'' (you can count pounds, pence, dollars, cents, Euros and rubles, of course) | + | *money -- ''l'argent'' (you can count pounds, pence, dollars, cents, Euros and rubles, of course)<br /> |
*I think she has some time this afternoon. | *I think she has some time this afternoon. | ||
*Does she have any time this afternoon? (more formal, less sure) | *Does she have any time this afternoon? (more formal, less sure) | ||
*Does she have some time this afternoon? (less formal, more likely) | *Does she have some time this afternoon? (less formal, more likely) | ||
| − | *I don't think she has any time this afternoon | + | *I don't think she has any time this afternoon<br /> |
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*Does she have some money left? | *Does she have some money left? | ||
*Does she have any money left? | *Does she have any money left? | ||
| − | *I don't think he has any money left. | + | *I don't think he has any money left.<br /> |
NB: You {style="color;maroon"}will | NB: You {style="color;maroon"}will | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 26 May 2011
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[hide]Introduction
One difference between "some" and "any" is quantity.
- Some cookies could mean:
- two or three cookies (snacktime) OR
- eight thousand cookies (a cookie factory)
- Any brownies: at least one brownie.
- one ⇒ an / a (compare à l'article "un(e)" en français)
- an + -y = any
- "Not any" means none. Not one. Zero. Zilch.
Affirmative (+) / negative (-) / interrogative (?)
- Dans les phrases affirmatives, on trouve presque toujours some.
- Dans les phrases négatives, any.
- Pour les phrases interrogatives,
- si tu sais que quelque chose existe, emploie some
- sinon, any.
| pronunciation |
example |
| affirmative (+) ə · 'fɜrm · ə · tɪv |
I have got some pennies, but I need a dollar! |
| negative (-) neg · ə · tɪv |
You don't have any French fries! |
| interrogative (?) ɪn · tə · 'ra:g · ə · tɪv |
Do you have any new games? May I have some chips? |
Some- || Any-
| something | Let's have something to eat! | someone somebody |
Ask someone for help! | somewhere | Let's go somewhere fun! |
| anything | We don't have anything to eat! | anyone anybody |
Don't ask anyone anything! - Ne demande rien à personne! |
anywhere | There isn't anywhere to sit! |
- something / ? anything ?
- quelque chose
- not anything
- rien (objet grammatical ❢❢ -- comme sujet grammatical utilise no-one), par exemple: Nothing is missing. / There is nothing missing
- someone / somebody // ? anyone / anybody ?
- quelqu'un(e)
- not anyone
- personne (objet grammatical ❢❢ -- comme sujet grammatical utilise no-one), par exemple: No-one is missing. / There is nobody missing.
- somewhere / ? anywhere ?
- quelque part
- not anywhere
- nulle part
Countable vs. Uncountable
- traduction de la terminologie grammaticale
- dénombrable v. indénombrable
Il s'agit de quelque chose qu'on peut compter ou quantifier. Donc, un certain nombre de concepts:
- time -- le temps (you can count hours, minutes and seconds, but not "time" itself)
- money -- l'argent (you can count pounds, pence, dollars, cents, Euros and rubles, of course)
- I think she has some time this afternoon.
- Does she have any time this afternoon? (more formal, less sure)
- Does she have some time this afternoon? (less formal, more likely)
- I don't think she has any time this afternoon
- I think he has some money left. (left = qui reste)
- Does she have some money left?
- Does she have any money left?
- I don't think he has any money left.
NB: You {style="color;maroon"}will
