expresiones de cantidad grammar in Spanish

Language: Spanish
Level: A2
Unit: Comparación y cuantificación
Practice types: 0

What this grammar point covers

In Spanish, 'expresiones de cantidad' are words or phrases used to talk about how much or how many of something there is. They help you describe quantity.

When to use it

Use these expressions in Spanish to say if there is a lot, a little, too much, or enough of something. You can use them with nouns (things or people) or with verbs (actions).

Key forms

mucho/mucha/muchos/muchas
poco/poca/pocos/pocas
bastante/bastantes
demasiado/demasiada/demasiados/demasiadas
un poco de
mucho (with verbs)

Examples

Tengo mucha hambre.

English: I am very hungry.

Hay pocos estudiantes en la clase.

English: There are few students in the class.

Comemos bastante fruta.

English: We eat quite a lot of fruit.

Bebo un poco de agua.

English: I drink a little water.

Trabajo mucho.

English: I work a lot.

Tips

Remember to match the ending (o/a/os/as) with the gender and number of the noun: 'mucho pan', 'mucha agua', 'muchos amigos', 'muchas casas'.
'Mucho', 'poco', 'demasiado', and 'bastante' can go before nouns or after verbs, but the form changes with nouns.
Use 'de' after 'un poco', but not after 'mucho' or 'poco' when they are with nouns.

Exceptions and edge cases

When using 'mucho', 'poco', 'demasiado', or 'bastante' with verbs, always use the masculine singular form (mucho, poco, demasiado, bastante), not the plural or feminine.