poca

=

little

adjective

poca [po’-co, cah]
adjective
1. Little, scanty (escaso), limited, small in quantity, small in extent (pequeño), not much, few, some.
  • De poco interés -> of small interest
  • Todas las medidas son pocas -> any measure will be inadequate
adverb
2. Little (no mucho), in a small degree or quantity, in a scanty manner, shortly, briefly, in a short time.
  • Poco ante -> or poco después, a little before or after
  • Poco a poco -> gently, softly; stop
  • De poco tiempo acá -> latterly
  • Tener en poco -> to set little value on a thing
  • A poco -> por poco, en poco, to be very near a thing
  • Qué poco -> how little: indicating the difficulty or impossibility of anything
  • Ahora trabaja muy poco -> he only works a little now
  • Poco amable -> unkind
  • Por poco -> almost
noun
3. Little, a small part or proportion. (m)
  • Un poco -> a little
by little and little.

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Q: "Poco/Poca"
A: In this case, I believe that "poco" is a noun, so it doesn't need to match the noun "agua." If I said "pocas cosas" or "poco dinero", it would be an adjective,…
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