tanto

Meaning

Adv

so much (to a large or excessive degree)

Det

so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)

Pron

so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)

Pron

as much as / as many as

Noun

1. (masculine) an unspecified or irrelevant amount of something
2. (masculine) an amount equal to a previously specified amount

Hyphenated as

tan‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɐ̃.tu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

Sentences

De tanto ser , só tenho alma .

From being so much, I only have a soul.

Você não precisa se preocupar tanto .

You don’t need to worry so much.

Nunca havia passado tanto calor .

Never before had it been so hot.

Tanto o gato quer os gatinhos , que os comem .

Both the cat and the kittens, who eat them.

Eu tentei tanto me manter longe das suas palhaçadas .

I tried so hard to keep away from your antics.

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

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