a little time
عباراتی مانند ‘a little’, ‘a bit of’ and ‘a little bit of’ هستند که برای بیان اندازه و میزان اسامی غیر قابل شمارشی مانند time به کار برده میشوند.
I went with my friends so we could spend a little time together.
نقش این عبارات، در چنین جملاتی determiner است: quantifying determiner
I had a bit of free time, so I took the bus and I went to my friend’s house.
چنین عباراتی غالباً در کانتکست غیر رسمی و محاورهای کاربرد دارند.
I just watch a little bit of TV when I come home from school.
گاهی قید (adverb) هم در کنار determiner میآید:
Because almost all of the programmes are stupid.
His name is Richard and since we were just little kids, we’ve spent nearly every day together.
We are spending a little bit of time on our hobbies
Nearly None of children’s activities are serious
I have just a little time to finish the course
Their situation was critical since they had a little bit of water.
I have seen almost all the episodes of the series
I had a little bit of time, so I spent all of the time on my project.
There is a bit of salt on the table.
I had just a little chance of that happening.
If you put a little bit of sauce on that pasta, it will taste much better.
We have very little time to finish this task before the deadline.
There is a little bit of sugar in the coffee.
She was a little rired after the long work.
I need a little help.
I have a little bit of time before the meeting.
The weather was a little bit hot and humid the day we went for walk in the park.
She is a little bit shy and it takes time for her to break the ice and speak at the parties.
Would you please borrow me a little bit money for buying this course?
I asked her to eat a little more rice and stew because she wanted to be out until 10 pm.
I ate a little for dinner yesterday because I wasn’t very hungry.
or
You studied a bit, so you shouldn’t expect to pass the exam.
For example:
The weather is a little chilly today.
or
I enjoy reading, writing, and playing sports.
or
The doctor prescribed a little bit of medication for the pain.
or
I could use a bit of fresh air.
or
I just listen to a little bit of music when I’m studying.