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Few/A few

 
Few i a few s'utilitzen amb noms de coses que podem comptar.
Few significa pocs/poques, "un petit nombre".
Few families have three computers at home.
(Poques famílies tenen tres ordinadors a casa.)

A few significa "alguns/es, però no molts/es".

I have a few books but not many.
(Tinc alguns llibres, però no molts.)

A few es pot utilitzar en preguntes.
Do you have a few coins?
(¿Tens unes quantes monedes?)

Podem utilitzar a few sense un nom darrere.
  Are there many apples in the refrigerator? Only a few.
(¿Hi ha alguna poma a la nevera? Només unes quantes.)