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11 de oct. de 2019 · A traffic jam refers to a discrete event so it can be counted. Traffic refers to a collective thing and so it can't be counted. The basic answer is that uncountable nouns are uncountable because you can't count them, they don't refer to discrete things and don't have a plural version.
Some abstract nouns can be used uncountably or countably. The uncountable use has a more general meaning. The countable use has a more particular meaning. Nouns of this type include: education, experience, hatred, help, knowledge, life, love, sleep, time, understanding.
Definition of traffic jam noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
16 de mar. de 2017 · There are certainly contexts where "traffic" is very well understood as "traffic jam" for instance in: Sorry that I'm late, I got stuck in traffic. Sorry that I'm late, I got stuck in a traffic jam. However, "traffic" is uncountable in this context, whereas "traffic jam" is countable.
traffic jam. noun [ countable ] / ˈtræfɪk ˌdʒæm/ a situation in which many vehicles are unable to move. atasco [ masculine, singular ] We got stuck in a traffic jam for twenty minutes. Nos quedamos atrapados en un atasco durante veinte minutos. (Traducción de traffic jam del Diccionario GLOBAL Inglés-Español © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)
It is countable. A countable noun has a plural form. ex:I was in a traffic jam yesterday afternoon. - You can tell where the traffic jam was. -->Traffic on the otherhand, in uncountable. ex: There isn't much traffic. - Uncountable nouns are always singular. They have no plural form. hope this helps!
Del Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Temas relacionados: Motor vehicles ˈtraffic ˌjam noun [ countable] a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours. Ejemplos desde el Corpus traffic jam • There was a long halt, as a traffic jam piled up ahead.
