¡Qué (noun/adjective)! or ¡Cuánto (noun/adjective)!

Connie S.C1Kwiziq community member

¡Qué (noun/adjective)! or ¡Cuánto (noun/adjective)!

I've seen both qué and cuánto in exclamatory sentences. I understand when it's clearly the number of something ( ¡Cuántos gatos! ) but when it's something less countable (e.g. "¡Qué orgulloso!" or "¡Cuánto orgulloso!" how do you tell which one to use?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using Cuánto + noun in exclamations about quantities in Spanish"

Asked 1 year ago

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Connie

With adjectives you can't use cuánto (only with nouns). So, to say for example "How proud he is!" you need:

¡Qué orgulloso es!

You can use a noun and then use cuánto:

¡Cuánto orgullo tiene!

How much pride he has!

orgullo is a noun here

Have you come across this kwiziq lesson?

I hope it helps

Inma

Like21 year ago

Connie S. asked:

¡Qué (noun/adjective)! or ¡Cuánto (noun/adjective)!

I've seen both qué and cuánto in exclamatory sentences. I understand when it's clearly the number of something ( ¡Cuántos gatos! ) but when it's something less countable (e.g. "¡Qué orgulloso!" or "¡Cuánto orgulloso!" how do you tell which one to use?

Sign in to submit your answer

Don't have an account yet? Join today

« Total confusion about "se"Difficult to hear this part: "ella da consejos para educar". »

Kwizbot, a friendly bot

Find your Spanish level for FREE

Test your Spanish to the CEFR standard

Find your Spanish level

I'll be right with you...