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| In English the adjectives generally go before the nouns they modify. In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. However, the adjectives cuánto, mucho, and poco go before the noun they modify or describe. | |||||||||||
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Cuánto is used to ask how many? or how much? | ||||||||||
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Cuánto is an interrogative adjective, i.e. it is used to ask a question. Since it is an interrogative (question word) it must carry an accent mark. | ||||||||||
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Like other adjectives, cuánto changes to agree with the noun it describes or modifies. | ||||||||||
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The form given, which ends in -o is the masculine, singular form. | ||||||||||
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The feminine form is created by changing the -o to an -a. | ||||||||||
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The plural of each of these forms is created by adding an -s. Therefore, -os is the masculine plural ending and -as is the feminine plural ending. | ||||||||||
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Mucho means a lot, much or many. |
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Like other adjectives, mucho changes to agree with the noun it describes or modifies. |
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The plural of each of these forms is created by adding an -s. Therefore, -os is the masculine plural and -as is the feminine plural. |
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The form given, which ends in -o is the masculine, singular form. |
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The feminine form is created by changing the -o to an -a. |
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The plural of each of these forms is created by adding an -s. Therefore, -os is the masculine plural ending and -as is the feminine plural ending. |
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Poco means a little or not much. |
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Like other adjectives, poco changes to agree with the noun it describes or modifies. |
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The plural of each of these forms is created by adding an -s. Therefore, -os is the masculine plural and -as is the feminine plural. |
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The form given, which ends in -o is the masculine, singular form. |
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The feminine form is created by changing the -o to an -a. |
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The plural of each of these forms is created by adding an -s. Therefore, -os is the masculine plural ending and -as is the feminine plural ending. |
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