Countable and Uncountable: rečenice, vježbe, testovi i primjeri

Countable and Uncountable Nouns koristimo

Brojive imenice su imenice koje možemo brojati jednu po jednu: jedna jabuka, dvije knjige. Nebrojive imenice su imenice koje se obično promatraju kao masa, tvar, materijal, apstraktna ideja ili cjelina: voda, riža, namještaj, informacije, savjeti. Ova vam tema pomaže odabrati ispravno a/an, the, some, any, many, much, a few, a little i ispravan glagolski oblik.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns Oblik

Brojive imenice imaju jedninu i množinu. Nebrojive imenice obično nemaju oblik množine, ne upotrebljavaju se s a/an i obično se slažu s glagolom u jednini.

Countable: a book → books / an apple → apples
Uncountable: milk, rice, money, information, furniture, advice

Countable and Uncountable Nouns Pravilo

• Ispred jednine brojive imenice obično trebamo odrednicu: na primjer, član (a/an/the), posvojnu zamjenicu (my, your, his, her, our, their), pokaznu zamjenicu (this, that) ili neku drugu odrednicu.
  ✅ I need a chair.

  ✅ The chair by the window is broken.

  ✅ My phone is in the bag.

  ❌ I need chair.
• S množinskim imenicama i nebrojivim imenicama ne koristimo a/an. Kad govorimo općenito, imenica se često koristi bez člana. Kad mislimo na nešto određeno, često koristimo the.
  ✅ Cars are expensive. (= cars in general)

  ✅ The cars outside are ours. (= specific cars)

  ✅ I drink coffee. (= coffee in general)

  ✅ The coffee on the table is cold. (= specific coffee)
• Obično ne upotrebljavamo a/an s nebrojivim imenicama. One obično imaju glagol u jednini.
  ✅ Money is important.

  ✅ Research takes time.

  ✅ The news is good.
• Some se obično koristi u potvrdnim rečenicama, a any je češći u pitanjima i niječnim rečenicama. Ali some možemo koristiti i u pitanjima kada nešto nudimo, tražimo ili očekujemo odgovor „da”.
  ✅ I bought some apples.

  ✅ We need some sugar.

  ✅ Do you have any apples?

  ✅ Is there any sugar?

  ✅ Would you like some tea?

  ✅ Can I have some water?
• Koristite many / a few / few s brojivim imenicama, a much / a little / little s nebrojivim imenicama. U običnim potvrdnim rečenicama a lot of / lots of često zvuči prirodnije od many / much.
  ✅ There are many people here.

  ✅ I have a few ideas. (= some, enough)

  ✅ I have few ideas. (= not many, not enough)

  ✅ There isn’t much time.

  ✅ Add a little salt. (= some, enough)

  ✅ We have little money left. (= not enough)

  ✅ She has a lot of friends.

  ✅ We did a lot of work.
• Za pitanje o količini, upotrijebite How many...? s brojivim imenicama, a How much...? s nebrojivim imenicama.
  ✅ How many books do you have?

  ✅ How much water do we need?
• Da biste “brojali” nebrojivu imenicu, upotrijebite jedinicu, spremnik ili ustaljeni izraz: komad, malo, boca, šalica, štruca, kriška.
  ✅ a piece of advice

  ✅ two pieces of news

  ✅ a loaf of bread

  ✅ three cups of coffee

  ✅ two bottles of water
• Neke riječi koje u drugim jezicima mogu biti brojive u engleskom su obično nebrojive: savjet, informacije, namještaj, prtljaga, vijesti, istraživanje, domaća zadaća, oprema, promet, napredak, znanje.
  ✅ some information

  ✅ a piece of advice

  ✅ some news

  ✅ a lot of equipment

  ❌ informations

  ❌ advices
• Neke imenice mogu biti i brojive i nebrojive. Značenje se mijenja ovisno o kontekstu.
  ✅ I don’t drink much coffee. (= the drink in general)

  ✅ We’d like two coffees. (= two cups)
  ✅ I’d like some cake. (= cake as food)

  ✅ She baked two cakes. (= two whole cakes)
  ✅ She has long hair. (= hair in general)

  ✅ There is a hair in my soup. (= one strand)
  ✅ I don’t have much free time this week. (= time in general)

  ✅ I go to the gym three times a week. (= number of times)
  ✅ I need some paper. (= material to write on)

  ✅ I bought a paper. (= a newspaper/document)
  ✅ I saw some glass near the window. (= material / broken glass)

  ✅ Can I have a glass of juice? (= a drinking container)
  ✅ There isn’t much room in the car. (= space)

  ✅ There are five rooms in this house. (= parts of a house)
  ✅ I had trouble finding work. (= employment)

  ✅ There are many works of art here. (= creations)
• Neke imenice izgledaju kao imenice u množini i obično se upotrebljavaju samo u tom obliku: hlače, škare, naočale, dalekozor. Da bismo ih prebrojili, često koristimo izraz par.
  ✅ My trousers are too long.

  ✅ These scissors are sharp.

  ✅ I bought a pair of trousers.

  ✅ She needs two pairs of glasses.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns Tipične pogreške

Uobičajene pogreške: ostavljanje brojive imenice u jednini bez riječi ispred nje, upotreba a/an s nebrojivom imenicom, stavljanje nebrojive imenice u množinu, odabir pogrešne riječi za količinu ili miješanje općeg i specifičnog značenja.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns Rečenice

Countable and Uncountable Nouns Primjeri