¿Cuánto dinero, Stemple?
How much money, Stemple?
Dinero is masculine and singular, so the question word stays cuánto.
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How to say "how much" in Spanish
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"How much" in Spanish is cuánto. It agrees with the noun it asks about: ¿Cuánto dinero?, ¿Cuánta gente?, and for "how many", ¿Cuántos días? and ¿Cuántas personas? Right before a verb it stays cuánto: ¿Cuánto cuesta?
Hear "cuánto" in real movie scenes
Three scenes, three different endings. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿Cuántos gatos son?
How many cats are there?
In a rescue, the first question is how many. Counting several cats turns the word into cuántos.
From La herencia del Sr. Deeds · Spanish audio
Por ejemplo, ¿cuántas habitaciones hay ocupadas?
For example, how many rooms are occupied?
Habitaciones is feminine and plural, so the ending becomes -as. It's a typical question about a place to stay.
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Cuánto, cuánta, cuántos, cuántas
Look at the noun after it. Its gender and number pick the ending.
| Spanish | Use it with | Example |
|---|---|---|
| cuánto | masculine singular nouns, or right before a verb | ¿Cuánto dinero? ¿Cuánto es? |
| cuánta | feminine singular nouns | ¿Cuánta gente hay? (how many people) |
| cuántos | masculine plural nouns | ¿Cuántos días? (how many days) |
| cuántas | feminine plural nouns | ¿Cuántas personas? (how many people) |
| cuánto tiempo | how long | ¿Cuánto tiempo tienes? (how much time do you have) |
Tip: For prices, ¿Cuánto cuesta? asks about one thing and ¿Cuánto cuestan? about several. Cuánto stays the same, and only the verb changes.
Grammar: cuánto and how many
Four rules that cover almost every question with it.
It matches the noun
cuánto dinero, cuánta agua, cuántos gatos, cuántas camisas. The plural forms mean "how many".Before a verb, use cuánto
With no noun after it, use the base form: ¿Cuánto es? ¿Cuánto cuesta?Hay for how many there are
¿Cuántas habitaciones hay? How many rooms are there? The noun comes first, then hay.Keep the accent
Questions take cuánto, also inside a sentence: No sé cuánto cuesta. Without the accent, cuanto is a different word, as in en cuanto.Example sentences
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¿Cuánto cuesta la habitación?
How much is the room?
¿Cuántas duchas hay?
How many showers are there?
¿Y cuántos días?
And for how many days?
¿Cuánto es?
How much is it?
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗¿Cuánto gente hay?
✓¿Cuánta gente hay?
Gente is a feminine singular noun, so the ending is -a.
✗¿Cuántos cuesta?
✓¿Cuánto cuesta?
Right before a verb, cuánto doesn't change.
✗¿Cómo muchos días?
✓¿Cuántos días?
Don't translate how and many one by one. Cuántos covers both.
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How to remember it
Cuánto sounds like quantity, and the link is real: both come from the same Latin word for "how much".
Questions about "how much" in Spanish
How do you say how much in Spanish?
¿Cuánto? Before a noun it agrees with it: cuánto dinero, cuánta gente.
How do you say how many in Spanish?
Cuántos with masculine nouns and cuántas with feminine ones: ¿Cuántos días? ¿Cuántas personas?
How do you ask "how much is it" in Spanish?
¿Cuánto es? or ¿Cuánto cuesta? For several things, ask ¿Cuánto cuestan?
Does cuánto always have an accent?
Yes, whenever it asks something, even inside a sentence: No sé cuánto cuesta. The plain cuanto shows up in other phrases, such as en cuanto (as soon as).
