how many

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how many

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Inherited from Old English hū maniġ.

pronoun

  1. unspecified number We've lost quite a few; I don't know exactly how many.
  2. what number How many of you have full-time jobs?

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Every language

det what number

Españolcuántos, cuántas
한국어몇 myeot, 얼마 eolma, 얼마나 eolmana
日本語幾つ ikutsu, いくつ ikutsu, 何 nan, 幾- iku-
中文多少 duōshǎo, 幾 /几 jǐ, 幾個 /几个 jǐgè
हिन्दीकितने kitne
Kiswahili-ngapi
Portuguêsquantos, quantas
Françaiscombien
Deutschwie viele
Italianoquanti, quante
Ελληνικάπόσοι pósoi
Românăcâți, câte
Русскийско́лько skólʹko
Tiếng Việtmấy, bao nhiêu
العربيةكَم kam
עבריתכַּמָּה káma

pron unspecified number

한국어몇 myeot

pron what number

Españolcuanto
한국어몇 myeot
Portuguêsquanto
Françaiscombien
Deutschwieviel
Italianoquanto
Русскийсколько skolʹko
العربيةكَمْ kam
עבריתכמה

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"how many." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/how%20many.

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@misc{how_many_2026,
  title = {how many},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/how%20many},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}