कितना

See also: कितने

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kiyatta, variant of Sanskrit कियत् (kíyat), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kíHant, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂-onts, from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (cuuaṇt), Latin quantum.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɪt̪.nɑː/, [kɪt̪̚.n̪äː]

Determiner

कितना • (kitnā) (Urdu spelling کتنا‎)

1. how much
2. (in the plural) how many

   तुम्हारे पास कितनी गाड़ियाँ हैं?

   tumhāre pās kitnī gāṛiyā̃ ha͠i?

   How many cars do you have?

3. (rhetorical) such, how

   वह कितना अच्छा बेटा है! ― vah kitnā acchā beṭā hai! ― He is such a wonderful son!

Declension

Declension of कितना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	कितना kitnā	कितने kitne	कितनी kitnī	कितनी kitnī
oblique	कितने kitne	कितने kitne	कितनी kitnī	कितनी kitnī
vocative	कितने kitne	कितने kitne	कितनी kitnī	कितनी kitnī