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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