Cuánta (en. How much)

/kwan.ta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Indicates the quantity of something.

How much water do you need to cook?

¿Cuánta agua necesitas para cocinar?

Used in questions to determine a number or quantity.

How many people will come to the party?

¿Cuántas personas vendrán a la fiesta?

Used in exclamations to express surprise at the quantity.

How much diversity there is in this city!

¡Cuánta diversidad hay en esta ciudad!

Derives from the Latin 'quantus', which means 'how much' or 'what quantity'.

How lucky are you?

Question about the amount of luck someone has.

¿Cuánta suerte tienes?

How right you are.

Expression used to validate what someone has said.

Cuánta razón tienes

I don't know how much food to buy.

Indicates uncertainty about the amount of food needed.

No sé cuánta comida comprar

quantum

Related to quantity in quantum physics.

cuántico

quantify

To determine the amount of something.

cuantificar

how many

Interrogative word that asks about the quantity in plural.

cuántos

Used in informal contexts to ask in an exaggerated way.

How much laughter is in that joke?

¿Cuánta risa hay en esa broma?

Reference to situations where amazement is expressed over an inappropriate quantity.

So many people on the street, it looks like a concert!

¡Cuánta gente en la calle, parece un concierto!