"Ho poco tempo."
Translation:I have little time.
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una domanda - in english there is a difference in meaning between "i have a little time" and "i have little time" both are accepted as correct translations here. how might one make the distinction in italian between "little" and "a little" ? i noticed this also with "few" and "a few" or do we just need to guess from context?
In my opinion "little/few = poco", "a little/ a few = un po' ".
I would say "I have little time = ho poco tempo", and "I have a little time = ho un po' di tempo". Also, "I have few apples = ho poche mele", "I have a few apples = ho un po' di mele".
What is the difference between "I have little time" and "I have a little time" or between "I have few apples" and "I have a few apples". In Polish google translates the same ;/
I'm fairly sure that I tried 'I have a little time' the first time I did this one and got told the 'a' was wrong.
"I have a little time" was marked incorrect today. I can see why; it means something very different from "I have little time".
Oct 2018 "a little time is not accepted". In English a little time, means that I do have some to give to you. But "little time" means don't bother me, I'm too busy...at least in the US
In italian "a" little time requires "un". Without un it is simply "little time".
I wrote "I don't have much time" and it wasn't accepted...I guess I wasn't literal enough
I'll admit that sometimes Duo's expectations are a little "off side". In this case they are teaching three / four words: "I have" "little" and "time." There's no negative. Teaching languages requires imparting certain basic facts (words/syntax) into the learner. Your interpretation has basically the same meaning but it doesn't use the requisite vocab. for this lesson. Take pity on the poor robot with its limited vocabulary. ;-) Ciao, best wishes.
I have yet to meet an English language teacher that would use the word Got in this context. Avere = to have, not to have got
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It is idiomatic English to use "have got" and "have" when speaking of possessions. For example: I have got five bottles of maple syrup, I have five bottles of maple syrup, or I possess five bottles of maple syrup. The same meaning is conveyed by any of these sentences.
I can also imagine using "have got" for emphasis: I have got a little time reserved for you. In this sentence, using "have got" could be stressing that I especially reserved the time or that I always have time for you.
Because few can only be used with plural "countable" nouns. Time is uncountable so "little" has to be used. I am not a native English speaker though.
