1.180 'the' with general determiners

'The' can be used in front of some general determiners, usually to give an indication of amount or quantity. The general determiners function as headwords in the noun group and can be modified or qualified.

The general determiners which can be headwords are:

few, little, many, other, various, numerous, several

• ...pleasures known only to the few.
• ...a coup under the leadership of the select few.
• Even the few who are forced to sell out get compensation.
• We have done the little that is in our power.

You use 'the' with 'other' to refer to the second of two things, when you have just mentioned one of them.

• The men sat at one end of the table and the women at the other.

For more information about general determiners, see paragraphs 1.213 to 1.235.