問 1
We honestly need to buy quite a lot of new ( ) for our large and completely empty living room.
- a furniture
- furniture
- many furniture
- furnitures
furniture (不可算「家具」)
furniture は不可算名詞。複数形 furnitures や a furniture は不可。数えるときは a piece of furniture。
「furniture」
正解"We honestly need to buy quite a lot of new ( ) for our large and completely empty living room" は不可算 = 「furniture」。形: furniture は常に不可算。複数形にせず、much furniture / a piece of furniture と数える。ポイント: furniture は集合的な不可算名詞。furnitures (複数形) や a furniture (a + 不可算) は誤り。一点は a piece of furniture。2級頻出: furniture / advice / information など「複数形にできない不可算名詞」の識別。
「furnitures」
= 複数形は不可 ━ 不可算 ━ furniture は不可算で複数形 furnitures にしない。
「a furniture」
= a + 不可算は不可 ━ a furniture は誤り、一点は a piece of furniture。
「many furniture」
= many は可算用 ━ much furniture ━ many は可算複数用、不可算には much furniture。
| 形 | マーカー | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| furniture (不可算) | 家具 (集合) | old furniture |
| a piece of furniture | 家具1点 | a useful piece of furniture |
| much / a lot of furniture | 多くの家具 | a lot of furniture |
| how much furniture? | どれだけの家具 | How much furniture? |
| 文型 | 形 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| 不可算 | much / a lot of + furniture | We have a lot of furniture. |
| 単位 | a piece of furniture | Buy one more piece of furniture. |
| 疑問 | How much furniture ...? | How much furniture do you need? |
We honestly need to buy quite a lot of new furniture for our large and completely empty living room.
私たちは正直、大きくて全く空っぽの居間のために、新しい家具をかなりたくさん買う必要がある。
The kind movers very carefully carried every single piece of heavy old furniture down the narrow stairs.
親切な引っ越し業者は、重く古い家具を一点一点とても慎重に狭い階段を運び下ろした。
There was honestly so much beautiful antique furniture in the grand old house that it felt like a museum.
その壮麗な古い家には正直とても多くの美しいアンティーク家具があり、まるで博物館のようだった。
How much new furniture do you actually think we will need for the small spare bedroom upstairs?
上の小さな予備の寝室に、実際どれだけの新しい家具が必要だと思いますか?
My grandmother's lovely handmade wooden furniture has lasted in perfect condition for well over fifty years.
祖母の素敵な手作りの木製家具は、50年以上も完璧な状態で長持ちしている。
furniture (2級 基本) ★ 不可算「家具」、複数形・a は不可。単位 ★ a piece of furniture (1点)。数量 ★ much / a lot of furniture。同類 ★ 同じ不可算名詞 luggage / equipment にも注意。