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Questions & Answers about Здесь мало грамм.
If the lesson is about Genitive singular, why isn't it мало грамма?
We use the Genitive singular with мало for uncountable things (like мало воды for 'little water'). Since grams are countable, we need the Genitive plural to say 'few grams'. You will study the Genitive plural later, but for the word грамм, its plural form happens to look exactly like the dictionary form (though граммов is also used)!
Does мало mean 'few' or 'little'?
It means both! When used with countable nouns (like grams or apples), it translates to 'few'. When used with uncountable nouns (like water or time), it translates to 'little'.
Where is the verb 'are' in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb 'to be' (am, is, are) is almost always left out. The sentence literally reads 'Here few grams', which we naturally translate as 'There are few grams here'.