ít
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Definition
Adjective:
- Little; Few: Used to describe a small quantity, amount, or number of something. It indicates a scarcity or a lower-than-average, expected, or desired amount.
- Not Much; Not Many: Expresses a limited degree or a small number of countable items.
Adverb:
- Seldom; Rarely; Infrequently: Used to indicate that an action occurs on few occasions or to a small degree.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tôi có rất ít tiền. (I have very little money.)
- Có ít sinh viên trong thư viện. (There are few students in the library.)
- Cô ấy ăn rất ít cơm. (She eats very little rice.)
Adverb:
- Anh ấy ít khi đến muộn. (He seldom arrives late.)
- Chúng tôi ít gặp nhau. (We rarely meet each other.)
Advanced Usage
"ít ai": Hardly anyone; few people.
- Ít ai biết sự thật. (Hardly anyone knows the truth.)
"ít nhất": At least.
- Hãy uống ít nhất hai lít nước mỗi ngày. (Drink at least two liters of water per day.)
"ít hơn": Less than; fewer than.
- Tôi có ít sách hơn bạn. (I have fewer books than you.)
Variants and Related Words
Ít ỏi (adj): Meager, scanty, very little in a way that seems insufficient.
- Phần thưởng rất ít ỏi. (The reward is very meager.)
Ít nhiều (adv): More or less; to some extent.
- Ai cũng ít nhiều lo lắng. (Everyone is worried more or less.)
Synonyms
- Adjective: Little, few, scant, sparse, limited.
- Adverb: Seldom, rarely, infrequently, hardly.
Antonyms
- Adjective: Nhiều (many, much), đông (crowded, numerous), dồi dào (abundant).
- Adverb: Thường xuyên (often), hay (frequently), luôn (always).
Related Idioms
Của ít lòng nhiều: The gift is small but the sentiment is great (It's the thought that counts).
- Quà mọn thôi, của ít lòng nhiều. (It's just a small gift, but it's the thought that counts.)
Ít nói: Taciturn, a person of few words.
- Anh ấy là người ít nói. (He is a man of few words.)
adj
- little; few
- rất ít ngườivery few people