No. 1,704 in Spanish
tantas
"So many" or "as many."
In a sentence
He visto tantas películas este mes.
I have watched so many movies this month.
Here, 'tantas' is used as an adjective that indicates a large quantity of movies, modifying the plural noun 'películas'.
Tantas veces me has ayudado, te debo mucho.
So many times you have helped me, I owe you a lot.
In this sentence, 'tantas' emphasizes the frequency, modifying the plural noun 'veces'.
Cometió tantas errores que tuvo que empezar de nuevo.
He made so many mistakes that he had to start over.
'Tantas' in this example quantifies the plural noun 'errores', indicating a significant number or amount.
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