9.4. Poco, molto, troppo as adjectives

Poco (“a little/few/some”), molto (“a lot/ many/ very), and  troppo (“too much/ excessively”) are adjectives which give approximate quantities or qualities to the nouns (and sometimes verbs) they accompany. Following are some examples:

Ho comprato molti regali.

I bought a lot of gifts.

Conosce poche ragazze.

He (only) knows a few girls

Hanno mangiato troppa cioccolata.

They ate too much chocolate.

Their forms (as adjectives) are regular as they will agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

*Notice that poco must insert an –h in its plural forms, e.g.,

Hanno avuto poche pere.

They only had a few pears.

Ho visto pochi appartamenti.

I (only) saw a few apartments.

Please see Section 10.7 for a note on how pochi, molti, troppi can be used as indefinite pronouns.