How do you express "some" in 日本語?
How do you express "some" (i.e. quantity of tangibles/intangibles) in 日本語　？

e.g -

1) some people didn't come to work

2) some information is not available in the directory.

3) he spilled some water on the floor

4) I ate some of the cake, and i keep the rest in refrigerator.

Question

How do you express "some" in 日本語?
How do you express  "some" (i.e. quantity of tangibles/intangibles) in 日本語　？

e.g -

1) some people didn't come to work

2) some information is not available in the directory.

3) he spilled some water on the floor

4) I ate some of the cake, and i keep the rest in refrigerator.

Answer

tangible いくつか、何人か、何個か、etc.
intangible いくらか、少し、一部の、etc.
1 何人かの人は来なかった。
2 そのディレクトリでは一部の情報が利用できない。
3 彼は床に水を少しこぼした。
4 ケーキを少し食べて、残りを冷蔵庫にしまった。

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