Cuánto + noun in Spanish
To ask "How much" or "How many" of something in Spanish we use interrogative word "cuánto".
Have a look at the following examples:
Notice how cuánto agrees in gender and number with the noun it accompanies.
- cuánto + masculine singular noun
- cuánta + feminine singular noun
- cuántos + masculine plural noun
- cuántas + feminine plural noun
Remember that there are some common questions that are not literally translated in English that use "cuánto" in Spanish:
Remember that interrogatives have a written accent [´] : cuánto, cuánta, cuántos, cuántas.
See also
For more advance lessons on cuánto in exclamatory sentences see also:
- Using Cuánto + noun in exclamations about quantities in Spanish
- Using Cuánto + verb in exclamations about quantities in Spanish
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