How to use quantifiers

In a Nutshell

Neste resumo vais aprender sobre quantifiers (quantificadores), que são usados para expressar a quantidade de substantivos.

Info 1: Quantifiers used with countable substantives

Quantifier	Context	Example
A few	Small quantities	A few books...
Many	Big quantities - also used when asking about quantities	Many books...

Info 2: Quantifiers used with uncountable substantives

Quantifier	Context	Example
A bit (of)	Small quantities (informal)	A bit of knowledge...
A little	Small quantities	A little knowledge...
Much	Big quantities - also used when asking about quantities	Much knowledge...

Info 3: Quantifiers used with countable and uncountable substantives

Quantifier	Context	Example
A lot (of)	Big quantities	A lot of books...
		A lot of knowledge...
Any	Unknown/Unspecific quantities - used in negative and interrogative sentences	I don't have any* books.*
		Do you have any* knowledge of this?*
Enough	Sufficient quantities	That's enough* books!*
		I have enough* knowledge on that matter.*
Less/Least	Smaller quantities than something	I have less* books than you.*
		I have the least* knowledge on this subject.*
More/Most	Bigger quantities than something	She has more* books than me.*
		He has the most* knowledge on this subject.*
Plenty (of)	More than sufficient quantities	We have* plenty of books!*
		He has plenty of* knowledge about that.*
Some	Unknown/Unspecific quantities - used in affirmative sentences - used when making offers or requests	Can I take some books with me?
		I have some knowledge of this subject.

Note: Quantifiers can be used with the omission of their corresponding substantive if it is clear what the sentence is referring to. For example: "Do you have any snacks? Can I borrow some?".