No. 1,206 in Spanish
tantos
"Tantos" means "so many" or "as many" in English.
In a sentence
Tengo tantos libros como tú.
I have as many books as you.
Here, 'tantos' is used to express equality in quantity, meaning 'as many as'.
Nunca vi tantos pájaros juntos en un lugar.
I have never seen so many birds together in one place.
In this sentence, 'tantos' denotes a large and indefinite quantity, meaning 'so many'.
¿Por qué hay tantos problemas en el mundo?
Why are there so many problems in the world?
Here, 'tantos' is used to query about the large number of issues, again meaning 'so many'.
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