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Sentence #242017

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raggione raggione June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 8:43:53 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@CK

Does this mean that you have some money to spend but not an awful lot, or does it mean that you can hardly afford to spend any money because it's scarce?

Have I made myself clear?

danepo danepo June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 8:56:02 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

a little money = some money

from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/a+little :
[So, for example, if you say 'I have a little money', you are saying that you have some money. However, if you say 'I have little money', you mean that you do not have enough money]

raggione raggione June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 9:08:18 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@danepo
Thanks. I suspected that. So the German sentence is wrongly connected. And the Dutch and Italian sentences need to be looked at as well.

danepo danepo June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 9:10:46 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Perhaps a native could add: "I have little money this month."
I think it could be linked to some of the wrong translations of this sentence,
e.g. the German: Diesen Monat bin ich knapp bei Kasse.

raggione raggione June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 10:22:08 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@CK
The sentence is "I have A little money", which according to "the grammar books" would mean - see danepo's first comment - that you have indeed some money to spend, just not an awful lot.

Is danepo right and how do you feel about "I have a little money", i.e. which I can spend?

raggione raggione June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 10:25:04 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks. This means the German sentence and probably the Dutch and Italian sentences need to be unlinked.

CK CK June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 at 10:27:18 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This search will find similar sentences.

https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentenc...money&from=eng

You can compare "a little money" with just "little money" in several examples.

morbrorper morbrorper May 8, 2021 May 8, 2021 at 5:14:21 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I have unlinked "Este mes estoy escaso de dinero".

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