No. 1,456 in Catalan
tantes
"So many" or "as many" (feminine plural).
In a sentence
Hi ha tantes opcions que no sé què triar.
There are so many options that I don't know what to choose.
In this sentence, 'tantes' denotes a large quantity of options, serving as a quantifier and adapting to the plural feminine noun 'opcions'.
Hem vist tantes coses interessants durant el viatge.
We saw so many interesting things during the trip.
Here, 'tantes' expresses a multitude of 'coses interessants' (interesting things), agreeing with the plural feminine noun 'coses'.
No m'havia adonat que faria tantes preguntes.
I hadn't realized that they would ask so many questions.
In this instance, 'tantes' denotes a significant number of 'preguntes' (questions), matching the plural feminine noun 'preguntes'.
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