/ˈtanto/
Translation
so much, so many, as much
Word origin
From Latin tantus ('so great, so much').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tantus
Examples
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I had not seen so much traffic in years.
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She works so much that she barely has time to rest.
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She finally finished, taking so long with everything as she does.
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Both my mother and my father arrived early.
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Do not worry so much about what other people say.
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(15)Alguien que lo haya visto
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Casi no llega
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Cuanto más espero, peor
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El mejor café de la calle
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Es importante que descanses
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La nota de Rafa
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La promesa de Lucía
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Le echo de menos
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Lo que de verdad importa
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Más vale tarde que nunca
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Menudo desastre
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No estoy embarazada
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Por lo tanto, decidimos
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La cena de los Pereira
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Los puestos del sábado
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Grammar articles
(10)Spanish Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más, cada vez más, el doble
How to Say Therefore, So and Because in Spanish: por lo tanto, así que, porque
Spanish Time and Frequency Phrases: de vez en cuando, a menudo, de repente, poco a poco
Spanish Intensifiers and Downtoners: muy, -ísimo, super, un poco, más bien
Spanish Negative Commands: Why no hables Borrows the Subjunctive
The Spanish Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Perfect (hubiera hablado, habría hablado)
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
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