quanto

Meaning

Prep

as (to the same extent or degree that)

Det

1. (interrogative,relative) how much; how many (what number or quantity of)
2. that’s so many (that’s very numerous; that’s a large number of)

Pron

1. (interrogative) how much (what price)
2. (relative) as much as

Adv

how (to what degree)

Hyphenated as

quan‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus (“how much; how many”). Doublet of quantum.

Sentences

Quanto tempo você vai estar lá ?

How long will you be there?

Quanto tempo os animais precisam sofrer ?

How long do animals have to suffer?

Quanto mais você morar , mais você vê .

The longer you live, the more you see.

Qual é o valor para descobrir quanto me resta ?

What is the value to find out how much I have left?

Quanto mais você trabalha ?, mais sortudo você é .

The more you work, the luckier you are.

Quanto tempo deve durar o currículo ?

How long should the resume last?

Quanto é a poupança nacional das famílias ?

How much is the national household savings?

Nós o censuramos tanto quanto nossos ancestrais , mas por diferentes razões .

We censor him as much as our ancestors, but for different reasons.