No. 2,607 in Spanish
cuánto
"Cuánto" means "how much" or "how many."
In a sentence
¿Cuánto cuesta este libro?
How much does this book cost?
In this sentence, 'cuánto' is used as an interrogative to inquire about the price or cost of an item.
No sé cuántos años tiene ella.
I don't know how many years old she is.
Here, 'cuántos' is used as an interrogative quantifier to ask or reference the specific number associated with an entity, in this case, 'years'.
Me pregunto cuánto tiempo falta para llegar.
I wonder how much time is left to arrive.
In this example, 'cuánto' is used to question the amount or quantity of time remaining.
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