01552885-a 'a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'';
 
Chinese (simplified) 少量 , 几 , 数 , 寥寥可数 , 数不多 , 些微 , 少许 , 些许 , 少数
English few 80 ( ⊳ ⊳ ⇔ )
Indonesian sedikit , beberapa
Italian poco
Japanese わずか , 僅少 , 尠少 , 僅か , 微少 , 纔か , 鮮少 , 少ない , 少い
Malaysian sedikit , beberapa
Definitions
Japanese
可算名詞と共に使用できて、しばしば'a'によって先行されている数量詞
少ないが、不明確な数
― 数週間前; いつもより２、３台多いワゴン; 病人の楽しみはほとんどない; 少数のばらはまだ咲いていた; 戦闘で軍隊を率いた女性はほとんどいなかった
English
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'
a small but indefinite number
― a few weeks ago; a few more wagons than usual; an invalid's pleasures are few and far between; few roses were still blooming; few women have led troops in battle
Relations
See also: fewer some
Attributes: numerousness
Similar to: hardly_a a_few
Antonym: many
Semantic Field: alla
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