6.6 One(s)




We use one as a number, e.g.:



One and one are two.
(Un i un fan dos.)


We also use one for impersonal hom; see personal pronouns.

We also use one or ones to substitute for countable nouns, e.g.:



a large knife or a small one
(un ganivet gran o un de petit)
A: Would you like big apples? (Vol pomes grosses?)
 B: No, give me the small ones, please. (No, posi'm les petites, si us plau.)