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उच्चारण कैसे करें less vs fewer

प्रमुख ध्वन्यात्मक अंतर

‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).

अंतर: Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄

less

⁄lɛs⁄

शब्दांश

LESS

परिभाषा:

comparative degree of little

“I slept even less last night than I did the night before.”

fewer

⁄ˈfjuː.ər⁄

शब्दांश

FEW·er

परिभाषा:

A smaller number of countable items or people.

“There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.”

मूल वक्ताओं के वीडियो क्लिप और सुनने का अभ्यास

कुल 80 वीडियो उदाहरण
अलग-अलग सुनें:

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न: less बनाम fewer

Difference between less and fewer?

‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).

Syllable stress in less vs fewer?

"less" has 1 syllables (less). "fewer" has 2 syllables (few · er).

Why are less and fewer easily confused?

Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄

Example sentences for less and fewer?

"less": I slept even less last night than I did the night before. "fewer": There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.