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quantità

quantity

noun kwahn-tee-TAH Less Common
Numbers & Measures Quantities

Origin: from Latin quantitas

Also means

amount

Usage Note

Quantità is feminine and invariable, so 'the quantities' is le quantità, unchanged. The phrase una quantità di means 'a lot of', as in una quantità di gente. Its accented final vowel marks the stress and blocks any plural ending.

Examples

"Serve una grande quantità di acqua."

Natural Translation

A large quantity of water is needed.

Literal Translation

Serves a large quantity of water.

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