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¿Cuánto/a?

How much?

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Use ¿Cuánto/a? to ask about the amount or price of something.

  • Means: How much? (quantity or price).
  • Used in: Asking for prices at a store or quantities of uncountable nouns.
  • Don't confuse: Use 'cuántos/as' for countable items (plural).
Question mark + Quantity = ¿Cuánto/a?

Erklärung auf deinem Niveau:

Use '¿Cuánto?' to ask about price or amount. It changes if the thing is masculine or feminine.
This interrogative pronoun requires agreement with the noun. Use 'cuánto' for masculine singular and 'cuánta' for feminine singular nouns.
The usage of 'cuánto' extends to abstract concepts like time or patience. It functions as a determiner, requiring strict gender-number concordance with the head noun.
In complex structures, 'cuánto' can act as an adverbial modifier or a pronoun. It is essential for quantifying uncountable mass nouns in both formal and informal discourse.
The interrogative 'cuánto' exhibits morphological flexibility, functioning as an adjective, pronoun, or adverb. Its usage is governed by the semantic properties of the noun, specifically the mass-count distinction.
From a cognitive linguistics perspective, 'cuánto' maps the conceptual domain of quantity onto the syntactic structure of the sentence. It necessitates a deep understanding of Spanish nominal gender systems and the mass-count dichotomy inherent in Romance languages.

Bedeutung

Used to ask about the quantity of uncountable items.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

In Spain, 'cuánto vale' is very common for prices. In Mexico, '¿A cómo?' is often used for prices.

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Gender Check

Always look at the noun after the word.

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Gender Check

Always look at the noun after the word.

Teste dich selbst

Complete with the correct form.

___ dinero tienes?

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Cuánto

Dinero is masculine singular.

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Visuelle Lernhilfen

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___ dinero tienes?

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Cuánto

Dinero is masculine singular.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

1 Fragen

No, it changes to 'cuánta' for feminine nouns.

Verwandte Redewendungen

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Cuántos/as

similar

How many

Wo du es verwendest

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Buying Fruit

Buyer: ¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo de manzanas?

Seller: Dos euros.

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Asking for Time

Person A: ¿Cuánto tiempo falta para la reunión?

Person B: Diez minutos.

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Einprägen

Eselsbrücke

Think of 'Cuánto' as 'Count-o', but remember it's for things you CAN'T count!

Visuelle Assoziation

Imagine a scale. On one side, a pile of sand (uncountable, use 'cuánto'). On the other, a pile of apples (countable, use 'cuántos').

Rhyme

Para el precio o la cantidad, usa cuánto con mucha facilidad.

Story

Maria went to the market. She looked at the cheese and asked, '¿Cuánto cuesta?'. Then she looked at the milk and asked, '¿Cuánta leche hay?'. The merchant smiled because she used the right gender every time.

In Other Languages

Similar to 'How much' in English, 'Combien' in French, or 'Wie viel' in German.

Word Web

cuántoscuántacuántaspreciocantidaddinerotiempo

Herausforderung

Ask 3 people today about the price of items in a store using this phrase.

Review in 1 day, then 3, then 7.

Aussprache

Betonung Stress on the first syllable.

The 'ua' is a diphthong.

Formalitätsspektrum

Formell
¿Cuánto cuesta este vehículo?

¿Cuánto cuesta este vehículo? (Shopping)

Neutral
¿Cuánto cuesta este coche?

¿Cuánto cuesta este coche? (Shopping)

Informell
¿Cuánto vale este coche?

¿Cuánto vale este coche? (Shopping)

Umgangssprache
¿A cuánto sale este carro?

¿A cuánto sale este carro? (Shopping)

Comes from Latin 'quantus'. It has been the standard way to ask for quantity since the Middle Ages.

Medieval:

Wusstest du?

It is one of the first words children learn to ask for more food!

Kulturelle Hinweise

In Spain, 'cuánto vale' is very common for prices.

“¿Cuánto vale el pan?”

In Mexico, '¿A cómo?' is often used for prices.

“¿A cómo el kilo?”

Gesprächseinstiege

“

¿Cuánto cuesta un café en tu ciudad?

Häufige Fehler

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¿Cuánto libros tienes?

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¿Cuántos libros tienes?

wrong conjugation
Books are countable, so you must use the plural 'cuántos'.

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In Other Languages

French Very Similar

Combien

Spanish requires gender agreement; French does not.

German Very Similar

Wie viel

German is invariant.

Japanese moderate

Ikura

Japanese separates price and quantity into different words.

Arabic moderate

Kam

Arabic is invariant.

English Very Similar

How much

English does not have gendered interrogatives.

Spotted in the Real World

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(2017)

“¿Cuánto cuesta?”

Buying a guitar.

Leicht verwechselbar

¿Cuánto/a? vs. Cuánto vs. Cuántos

Learners often use the singular for everything.

If you can count it (1, 2, 3), use plural.

Häufig gestellte Fragen (1)

No, it changes to 'cuánta' for feminine nouns.

grammar mechanics

Learning Path

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