March 23rd, 2026

HW: ex. 18 p. 177, ex. 19 p. 177

Quantity words:
(a) little, less, the least
I know a little French so I can manage when I travel in France. +
= I know some French...

BUT: I know little French, which is a shame. - :-(

I need a little help here.
I am a little tired because I didn't sleep well last night.

I have a little money on me.
I have less money than you.

Who has the least money?

I have very little money.
You should smoke less.

The least you can do is try.

NB! We knew little about him.
Little DID WE KNOW about him.

Jos kieltosana (no, never, not...) tai rajoittava (little, hardly, scarcely, barely, seldom, rarely, only) määre on lauseen alussa, tulee TÄYDELLINEN SUORAN KYSYMYSLAUSEEN sanajärjestys

MONIKOSSA:
(a) few, fewer, the fewest
I have a few friends. + :-)
Unfortunately, I had few friends at that time.
Mary has fewer friends than I.
Who has the fewest friends?

a ruminant = märehtijä
udders = utareet

Latinan IN PRIVATIVUM:
credible: incredible
conceivable: inconceivable
mortal: immortal
possible: impossible
legal: illegal
literate:  illiterate
regular: irregular
responsible: irresponsible

What kind of life did she lead?
I don't know what kind of life she led.

in the early 1930s
The Nazis took over in the early 1930s.
in the mid-1930s
There were right-wing movements in Finland in the mid-1930s.
in the late 1930s
The war broke out in Europe in the late 1930s.

hundreds of cats
thousands of people
tens of thousands of refugees
millions of asylum seekers