Poco can describe an action done little or infrequently.

The idea

After a verb, the adverb poco stays the same regardless of the subject. Before a noun, poco agrees with it.

Examples

  • Marta duerme poco durante la semana.Marta sleeps little during the week.
  • Hoy hemos caminado poco por la lluvia.Today we have walked little because of the rain.
  • Mi vecino habla poco en las reuniones.My neighbor speaks little at meetings.
  • La sopa se enfrió poco antes de servirla.The soup cooled only a little before being served.
  • En invierno salimos poco por la noche.In winter we go out little at night.
  • Los niños comieron poco en el viaje.The children ate little on the trip.

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Watch out

Do not change the adverb to poca for a feminine subject: Julia duerme poco.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the adverb. Esta noche Julia duerme ___. (poco / poca)

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    poco

    Poco describes how much Julia sleeps.

  2. Choose the form agreeing with the noun. Quedan ___ entradas para el concierto. (pocos / pocas)

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    pocas

    Pocas matches the feminine plural noun entradas.

  3. Choose the adverb. Durante el examen, mis compañeros hablaron ___. (poco / pocos)

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    poco

    Poco describes the action of speaking, so the plural subject does not change it.

Use it today

Write an original sentence about something you do little.