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Expressing quantity in Spanish
Quantitative adverbs like demasiado (too), bastante (quite/fairly), un poco (a bit / a little), mucho (a lot /much), tan (so), tanto (so much) and muy (very) express intensity. They can modify adjectives, other adverbs or a verb.
Adverbs are invariable: they don't need to agree in gender or number with the words they are modifying.
Have a look and listen to the following examples:
Demasiado (too)
Bastante (quite/fairly)
Un poco (a bit/a little)
Mucho (a lot/much)
Anoche no dormí mucho y hoy tengo un examen.I didn't sleep much last night and I have an exam today.
Tan ( so)
Tanto (so much)
Muy (very)
Notice how the adverbs are invariable: their form does not change when modifying masculine, feminine, singular or plural words.
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Using demasiado, bastante, un poco, mucho, tan, tanto and muy for too, quite, a bit, so, so much and very in Spanish (quantitative adverbs)
