No. 10,629 in Spanish
cuán
"Cuán" means "how" or "how much" in English, used to indicate degree or extent.
In a sentence
No sabes cuán difícil fue resolver ese problema.
You don't know how difficult it was to solve that problem.
Here, 'cuán' is used as an adverb to emphasize the degree of difficulty in resolving the problem, equivalent to 'how' in English.
Cuán lejos podemos llegar depende de nuestro esfuerzo.
How far we can go depends on our effort.
In this sentence, 'cuán' modifies 'lejos,' describing the extent or distance achievable, equivalent to 'how far' in English.
Él entendió cuán importante era su ayuda en esa situación.
He understood how important his help was in that situation.
'Cuán' is used to highlight the importance of his help, functioning as an adverb modifying 'importante' to signify intensity.
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