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cuanto

how much

pronoun KWAHN-toh Common
Grammar & Structure Pronouns

Also means

as much as (relative)

Usage Note

Cuanto (no accent) is the relative pronoun meaning 'as much/many as': Toma cuanto quieras ('Take as much as you want'). The accented cuánto is interrogative/exclamatory ('how much/many?'). As a relative, cuanto agrees with the noun: cuanta agua haya ('however much water there is'). Learners often confuse the two forms; the written accent is the only difference in speech from context.

Examples

"Estudié cuanto pude antes del examen."

Natural Translation

I studied as much as I could before the exam.

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