Translation
so much; only
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Examples
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He said only one word.
Italia Gallia .
There was war not only in Italy but also in Gaul.
laborat fessus .
He works so hard that he is always tired.
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Only two of them stayed.
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That is all I can say.
Tantum is the neuter accusative of tantus, so great, pressed into service as an adverb, and it carries two senses a learner has to keep apart. Meaning so much or so far it answers quantity, and it often looks forward to quantum or to a result clause with ut. Meaning only it sits right beside the word it limits, and it gives the common pairing non tantum ... sed etiam, not only ... but also.
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 12: tantum, propter, ergo and 11 more words.