Expressing quantity in Spanish
Poco (little), mucho (much), demasiado (too much), bastante (enough), and suficiente (enough/sufficient) all express an undefined quantity.
Note that in Spanish these adjectives agree with the noun they modify.Let's see how to use them!
Poco, poca, pocos, pocas + [noun] = little / not much / few / not many + [noun]
Here's a recapitulative table:
Quantitative Adjective |
Masculine | Feminine |
Singular |
poco little/not much |
poca little/not much |
Plural |
pocos |
pocas |
Mucho, mucha, muchos, muchas + [noun] = much / a lot of / many + [noun]
Here's a recapitulative table:
Quantitative Adjective |
Masculine | Feminine |
Singular |
mucho much/a lot of |
mucha much/a lot of |
Plural |
muchos |
muchas |
Demasiado, demasiada, demasiados, demasiadas + [noun] = too much / too many + [noun]
Here's a recapitulative table:
Quantitative Adjective |
Masculine | Feminine |
Singular |
demasiado too much (of) |
demasiada too much (of) |
Plural |
demasiados |
demasiadas |
Tanto, tanta, tantos, tantas + [noun] = so much / so many + [noun]
Here's a recapitulative table:
Quantitative Adjective |
Masculine | Feminine |
Singular |
tanto so much |
tanta so much |
Plural |
tantos |
tantas |
Bastante, bastantes + [noun] = enough (of) + [noun]
Here's a recapitulative table:
Quantitative Adjective |
Masculine/ |
Singular |
bastante enough (of) |
Plural |
bastantes |
Suficiente, suficientes + [noun] = enough (of), sufficient + [noun]
Here's a recapitulative table:
Quantitative Adjective |
Masculine/ |
Singular |
suficiente enough (of), sufficient |
Plural |
suficientes |
See also Muy vs Mucho in Spanish (intensifiers)
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