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

Concepts

so much

so

that much

as

so many

such

that

this much

as many

as much

rather

Synonyms

tão

em tal quantidade

assim

tal

tanta

Translations

tanto

tant

tanto

aussi

so

zo

tellement

autant

tant

tan

evenveel

zoveel

bi qasî

hindî

temetî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɐ̃.tu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: tantus

In summary

Inherited 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.