Sunday, January 22, 2012

Questions with "How"


Usamos “how much” si preguntamos por la cantidad de algo que es incontable* (un sustantivo incontable es uno que no se puede contar*)

  • How much milk do we need?
    ¿Cuánta leche necesitamos?
  • How much food is there in kitchen?
    ¿Cuánta comida hay en la cocina?

Usamos “how many” si preguntamos por la cantidad de algo que se puede contar (un sustantivo contable)

  • How many students are in the class?
    ¿Cuántos alumnos hay en la clase?

Con la palabra “How” se puede formar una pregunta con casi cualquier adjetivo. Cuesta mucho para traducir estas preguntas pero lo importante es entenderlas. Solo hace falta entender que “how” se refiere de como el adjetivo modifica el sustantivo.

How old are you?  I am 18 years old.
How young are the children?  The children are very young.
How big is your kitchen?  My kitchen is five square meters.
How small is the tree?  The tree is only one meter high.
How blue is the sky? The sky is very blue.
How deep is the ocean? The ocean is very deep.
How long is the movie?  The movie is two hours long.
How long is the desk? The desk is one meter long.
How short is the documentary? The documentary is only 15 minutes long.
How stupid is the boy? The boy is really, really stupid.
How funny is the movie? The movie isn’t very funny.
How interesting is the book? The book is very interesting.
How boring is the class? It is very boring.
How fat is the teacher? The teacher is very fat.


How long does it take you to go to work in the morning?
How often do you study English?

How do you make a paella?
How did you meet your wife?
How do you like Valencia?
How does he sleep at night?

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