Indefinite Pronouns - someone, anything
කවුරුහරි, මොනවහරි, කවුරුත් නෑ, හැමෝම, සමහරු.
Read it in English:Indefinite Pronouns
කෑලි දෙකකින් හැදෙන ඒවා
| කෙනෙක් (-one / -body) | දෙයක් (-thing) | |
|---|---|---|
| some- | someone, somebody (කවුරුහරි) | something (මොනවහරි) |
| any- | anyone, anybody (කවුරුහරි, කවුරුත්) | anything (මොනවහරි, මුකුත්) |
| no- | no one, nobody (කවුරුත් නෑ) | nothing (මුකුත් නෑ) |
| every- | everyone, everybody (හැමෝම) | everything (හැමදේම) |
-one සහ -body අතර තේරුමේ වෙනසක් නෑ. -body කතාවේදී ටිකක් වැඩියෙන් ඇහෙනවා.
some- / any- / no- / every-
- Somebody is at the door.
- I want to eat something.
- Can anyone answer my question?
- Do you have anything planned for the weekend?
- I don't want anything to eat.
- Nobody knows the answer.
- I have nothing to say.
- Let's start when everyone has arrived.
- I have everything I need.
ප්‍රමාණය කියන ඒවා
all, some, many, few, none වගේ වචන නාම පදයක් එක්ක එනකොට quantifiers (Quantifiers). නාම පදය නැතුව තනියම එනකොට pronouns.
| Singular (එකක්) | Plural (කිහිපයක්) | දෙකම |
|---|---|---|
| another, each, either, neither, one, much, little | both, many, few, several, others | all, some, more, most, none, any |
Amounts as pronouns
- Your coffee is delicious. Can I have another?another
- Tea or coffee? — I don't mind. Either is fine.either
- Tea or coffee? — Neither, thanks. I'll have some water.neither
- Strawberry or vanilla? — I want both!both
- The principal visited each of the classrooms.each
- Several of the students asked about it.several
- Some people like to read; others like to watch TV.others
- All is well.all
- Is there any sugar? I need some.some
- Have another piece. There's more in the box.more
- Most of the money was spent on decorations.most
- None of the students are here.none
- I have a book, but my friend doesn't have one.one
few සහ a few, little සහ a little
a එක තියෙනවද නැද්ද කියන එක අනුව තේරුම වෙනස් වෙනවා:
few / a few
- Few people helped us.few: almost none
- A few people helped us.a few: some
- Little has changed since I was last there.little: almost none
- Do you have any money? — Yes, a little.a little: some
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I didn't buy at the market.
left a bag on the bus.
Everybody ready.
Tea or coffee? — , thanks. I'm fine.
I have friends in Colombo, so I'm not lonely.
අද මට කවුරුත් කතා කළේ නෑ.
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