Questions of measure: quant val? quanta feina?
The question "how much" agrees like an adjective: quant — masculine, quanta — feminine, quants / quantes — plural: Quant val el quilo? — how much is the kilo?, Quanta feina et queda? — how much work is left to you?, Quants quilos vols? — how many kilos do you want? For example: “Quant val el quilo de taronges?” — How much does a kilogram of oranges cost?. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not…
How it works
The question "how much" agrees like an adjective: quant — masculine, quanta — feminine, quants / quantes — plural: Quant val el quilo? — how much is the kilo?, Quanta feina et queda? — how much work is left to you?, Quants quilos vols? — how many kilos do you want?
The measure is taken by the turn "measure + de": mig quilo de pernil, un grapat d'olives, un pessic de sal. The "de" itself does not change, but it contracts with the article: de + el = del — un tros del pastís. The answer is the same count: Són dos euros el quilo — two euros a kilo.
Table
| form | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| quant / quanta | how much (m./f.) | Quant val? / Quanta feina? |
| quants / quantes | how many (plur.) | Quants quilos? |
| measure + de | half a kilo, a handful | mig quilo de pernil |
By example
- Quant val el quilo de taronges?How much does a kilogram of oranges cost?
- Quanta feina tens avui?How much work do you have today?
- Em posa un pessic de sal, si us plauA pinch of salt for me, please
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Questions of measure: how does it work in Catalan?
The question "how much" agrees like an adjective: quant — masculine, quanta — feminine, quants / quantes — plural: Quant val el quilo? — how much is the kilo?, Quanta feina et queda? — how much work is left to you?, Quants quilos vols? — how many kilos do you want?
What does it look like in an example sentence Catalan?
“Quant val el quilo de taronges?” — How much does a kilogram of oranges cost?. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.