A few, few, the few; a little, little, the little
A few means some. It has a positive meaning. It is used with countable nouns.Few means hardly any. It has a negative meaning. The few means not many, but all of them. Compare
Note that few is used with plural nouns. A little, little and the littleLittle is used with uncountable nouns. A little means some. It has a positive meaning. Little means hardly any. It has a negative meaning. The little means not much but all of that much.
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