how many

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1 English
- 1.1 Adverb
  - 1.1.1 Usage notes
  - 1.1.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Adverb

What number.

[edit] Usage notes

Used with countable nouns only. The form used with uncountable nouns is how much.

[edit] Translations

what number

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Arabic: كم (kam)
Aramaic:

Syriac: ܟܡܐ (kmā, kmo)

Hebrew: כמא (kmā, kmo)
Armenian: քանի hy(hy) (k’ani)
Dakota: tonakeca he?
Dutch: hoeveel nl(nl)
Finnish: kuinka monta
French: combien de m. and f.
German: wie viele
Italian: quanti it(it) m. pl., quante it(it) f. pl.

Khmer: ប៉ុន្មាន (bpon-mān)
Kurdish: چه‌ن
Lao: ຈັກ lo(lo) (cak)
Latin: quot la(la)
Palauan: ngtelang
Polish: ile pl(pl) pl.
Portuguese: quantos pt(pt) m., quantas pt(pt) f.
Russian: сколько ru(ru) (skól’ko)
Spanish: cuántos es(es) m., cuántas es(es) f.
Swahili: nukuu sw(sw)
Vietnamese: mấy (below ten), bao nhiêu (above ten)
Yiddish: װיפֿל yi(yi) (vifl)

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