qualque, qualques
Some and a Few
Qualque + singular, qualques + plural: some, a few.
How It Works
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| qualque jorn, some day | qualques jorns, a few days |
| qualque femna, some woman | qualques femnas, a few women |
| qualque amic, some friend | qualques amics, a few friends |
Qualque còp means sometimes, and fa qualques ans means a few years ago.
The two forms are the only difference: qualque for one, qualques for more than one. A masculine and a feminine noun take the same word.
Do not mix this up with unes and unas, which pick out certain ones from a group.
Examples (5)
- Ai qualques amics a Besièrs.
I have a few friends in Béziers.
Qualques goes with the plural amics.
- Fa qualques ans, demoravi a Albi.
A few years ago I lived in Albi.
Qualques goes with ans.
- Qualque còp, mangi defòra.
Sometimes I eat outside.
Qualque còp is a fixed phrase.
- Qualques òmes son aquí.
A few men are here.
Qualques goes with the plural òmes.
- Qualque femna canta dins la carrièra.
Some woman is singing in the street.
Qualque stays the same before a feminine noun.
Common Mistakes
Using the singular form with a plural noun.
Ai qualque amics a Besièrs.Ai qualques amics a Besièrs.A plural noun takes qualques.
Using the French quelques.
Ai quelques amics a Besièrs.Ai qualques amics a Besièrs.Quelques is French. Occitan writes qualques.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Qualque and qualques mean some and a few, so unes and unas come first.
Related Patterns
- cadaEach
Cada means each and goes before a singular noun.
Level 3 - quicòm, degun, resSomething, Nobody and Nothing
These are the indefinite words for things and people.
Level 3 - Quantities With de
Words of quantity with de are the other way to give a number.
Level 2 - mai d'un, mantunMore than One
Mantun also means several.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
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