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### How many took part

These words put a size on a group.

| expression | meaning | what follows |
|---|---|---|
| العديد من | many | من + a definite plural |
| بضع / بضعة | a few (three to nine) | an indefinite plural |
| أغلب | most (of) | a definite noun |
| مجموع | the total (of) | a definite noun |

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### A few: بضع and بضعة

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### Most, and the minority

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### The only one, and the total

**{{item:1152797}}** after a definite noun, with ال, is *the only*. After a person and without ال, it stays *alone*.

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**{{item:1152800}}** is the sum of everything counted: المجموع *the total*.

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Quantities (العديد من، بضع، أغلب، أقلية)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
participation	مشاركةmushâraka
A hundred residents took part in the poll.	شارك في الاستطلاع مئة ساكن.shâraka fil-istitlâ'i mi'atu sâkin.
The participation rate was high.	كانت نسبة المشاركة عالية.kânat nisbatu almushârakati aliyatan
The researchers thanked the residents for the participation.	شكر الباحثون السكان على المشاركة.shakara al-bâhithûna as-sukkâna 'alâ al-mushâraka
numerous (many)	عديدadîd
Many of the young people took part in the poll.	شارك العديد من الشباب في الاستطلاع.shâraka al-adîdu mina ash-shabâbi fî al-istitlâ'i
Many of the residents use the bus daily.	العديد من السكان يستخدمون الحافلة يوميا.al-adidu mina as-sukkani yastakhdimuna al-hafilata yawmiyyan
most (+ noun)	أغلبaghlab
Most of the students walk to the school.	أغلب الطلاب يمشون إلى المدرسة.aghlabu at-tullâbi yamshûna ila al-madrasah
We asked about a hundred people, and most of them live here.	سألنا حوالي مئة شخص، وأغلبهم يسكنون هنا.sa'alnâ hawâlay mi'ati shakhsin, wa aghlabuhum yaskunûna hunâ.
minority	أقليةaqalliyyah
Most of the residents agree to the project, but a minority refuses it.	أغلب السكان موافقون على المشروع، لكن أقلية ترفضه.aghlabu s-sukkâni muwâfiqûna 'alâ l-mashrû'i, lâkinna aqalliyyatan tarfuduhu.
A small minority goes to work by bicycle.	أقلية صغيرة تذهب إلى العمل بالدراجة.aqalliyyatun saghîratun tadh-habu ilâ al-'amali bid-darrâjati
a few (+ noun)	بضعbidh'
The researchers stayed in the neighborhood for a few days.	بقي الباحثون في الحي بضعة أيام.baqiya al-bâhithûna fî al-hayyi bid'ata ayyâmin
Only a few women answered the question.	لم يجب عن السؤال إلا بضع نساء.lam yujib 'ani ssu'âli illâ bid'u nisâ'in
individual	فردfard
We asked every individual in the family.	سألنا كل فرد في العائلة.sa'alnâ kulla fardin fil-'â'ilati
How many individuals are in your family?	كم فردا في عائلتك؟kam fardan fî 'â'ilatik
only (the only one)	وحيدwahîd
This is the only garden in the neighborhood.	هذه هي الحديقة الوحيدة في الحي.hâdhihi hiya al-hadîqatu al-wahîdatu fî al-hayyi
My brother was the only one who took part in the poll.	كان أخي الوحيد الذي شارك في الاستطلاع.kâna akhî al-waḥîda alladhî shâraka fî al-istitlâ'i.
total, sum	مجموعmajmoo'
The total is approximately a thousand people.	المجموع ألف شخص تقريبا.al-majmū'u alfu shakhsin taqrīban
What is the total of the residents in the neighborhood?	ما مجموع السكان في الحي؟maa majmu'u s-sukkaani fil-hayy?

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