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quanto

how much

pronoun determiner KWAHN-toh Common

Origin: from Latin quantus

Also means

how many

Usage Note

Quanto asks 'how much/how many' and agrees as quanto, quanta, quanti, quante (quanti anni hai? = 'how old are you?'). In exclamations it means 'how much' (quanto sei gentile!). The phrase per quanto introduces 'as far as'.

Examples

"Quanto costa questo?"

Natural Translation

How much does this cost?

Literal Translation

How-much costs this?

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