{"id":241,"date":"2020-03-11T02:47:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T02:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductoryspanish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=241"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:08:26","slug":"gramatica-cuantos-y-quienes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1-2\/chapter\/gramatica-cuantos-y-quienes\/","title":{"raw":"Gram\u00e1tica: \u00bfCu\u00e1nto(s) y qui\u00e9n(es)?","rendered":"Gram\u00e1tica: \u00bfCu\u00e1nto(s) y qui\u00e9n(es)?"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Ask and answer questions with \u00bfcu\u00e1ntos y qui\u00e9n(es)?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3 lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto?<\/h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2538\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4475\/2019\/05\/11202530\/4940746336_4c6699a197_b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"See caption for alt text.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/> \"Fusiles\" = rifles; traer = \"to bring.\" From a famous (purported) conversation between Fidel and Ra\u00fal Castro. Described in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/cuba-remembers-revolutionary-past-present-180960447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"How Cuba Remembers Its Revolutionary Past and Present.\"<\/a>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nYou may recall using <span lang=\"es\"><em>cu\u00e1nto<\/em><\/span> in the question \u201c<span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos a\u00f1os tienes?<\/span>\u201d. We use this question word before a noun when that noun may be counted or measured. <span lang=\"es\"><em>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto\/cu\u00e1ntos?<\/em><\/span> means \u201chow many\u201d if the noun is countable (meaning you can count up by adding more of the items), and means \u201chow much\u201d if the noun is uncountable (meaning an indivisible, collective thing).\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"es\">Por ejemplo<\/span>:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto cuesta?<\/span> (<em>How much does it cost?<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos d\u00f3lares tienes?<\/span> (<em>How many dollars do you have?<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u00a1Be careful! <span lang=\"es\"><em>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto?<\/em><\/span> must agree in number and gender with the noun it is asking about.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Masculine singular: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo tenemos? (<em>How much time do we have?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Feminine singular: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nta luz entra por la ventana? (<em>How much light comes in through the window?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Masculine plural: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos perros tienes en casa? (<em>How many dogs do you have at home?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Feminine plural: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntas hermanas tienes? (<em>How many sisters do you have?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n?<\/h3>\r\n<span class=\"pullquote-right\" lang=\"es\">Haz bien y no mires a quien.\r\n(Proverbio)<\/span>\r\nThe question \u201cWho speaks Spanish?\u201d uses the interrogative \"who\" as a subject. Just like in English, the Spanish question <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n habla espa\u00f1ol?<\/span> uses the interrogative\u00a0<span lang=\"es\"><em>qui\u00e9n<\/em><\/span> as the subject. <span lang=\"es\"><em>Qui\u00e9n<\/em><\/span> is the singular version of \u201cwho,\u201d and is meant to represent one person. Therefore, the verb is conjugated in the <span lang=\"es\">\u00e9l\/ella<\/span> form as if one person were the subject of the sentence.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n vive en tu casa?<\/span>\u00a0(<em>Who lives in your house?<\/em>\u00a0- assuming it is or might be only one person)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00bfQui\u00e9n es tu padre? (<em>Who is your father?<\/em> - asking about one person)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span lang=\"es\">Qui\u00e9nes<\/span> is the plural version of \u201cwho,\u201d and is meant to represent multiple people. Here you would use the <span lang=\"es\">ellos\/ellas<\/span> form of the verb.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9nes son tus padres?<\/span>\u00a0(<em>Who are your parents?<\/em> - asking about more than one person)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00bfQui\u00e9nes viven en tu casa? (<em>Who lives in your house?<\/em> - assuming or knowing that more than one person lives there)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask and answer questions with \u00bfcu\u00e1ntos y qui\u00e9n(es)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2538\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2538\" class=\"wp-image-2538\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4475\/2019\/05\/11202530\/4940746336_4c6699a197_b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"See caption for alt text.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Fusiles&#8221; = rifles; traer = &#8220;to bring.&#8221; From a famous (purported) conversation between Fidel and Ra\u00fal Castro. Described in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/cuba-remembers-revolutionary-past-present-180960447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How Cuba Remembers Its Revolutionary Past and Present.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You may recall using <span lang=\"es\"><em>cu\u00e1nto<\/em><\/span> in the question \u201c<span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos a\u00f1os tienes?<\/span>\u201d. We use this question word before a noun when that noun may be counted or measured. <span lang=\"es\"><em>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto\/cu\u00e1ntos?<\/em><\/span> means \u201chow many\u201d if the noun is countable (meaning you can count up by adding more of the items), and means \u201chow much\u201d if the noun is uncountable (meaning an indivisible, collective thing).<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"es\">Por ejemplo<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto cuesta?<\/span> (<em>How much does it cost?<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos d\u00f3lares tienes?<\/span> (<em>How many dollars do you have?<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a1Be careful! <span lang=\"es\"><em>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto?<\/em><\/span> must agree in number and gender with the noun it is asking about.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masculine singular: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo tenemos? (<em>How much time do we have?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Feminine singular: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nta luz entra por la ventana? (<em>How much light comes in through the window?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Masculine plural: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos perros tienes en casa? (<em>How many dogs do you have at home?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Feminine plural: <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ntas hermanas tienes? (<em>How many sisters do you have?<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n?<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"pullquote-right\" lang=\"es\">Haz bien y no mires a quien.<br \/>\n(Proverbio)<\/span><br \/>\nThe question \u201cWho speaks Spanish?\u201d uses the interrogative &#8220;who&#8221; as a subject. Just like in English, the Spanish question <span lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n habla espa\u00f1ol?<\/span> uses the interrogative\u00a0<span lang=\"es\"><em>qui\u00e9n<\/em><\/span> as the subject. <span lang=\"es\"><em>Qui\u00e9n<\/em><\/span> is the singular version of \u201cwho,\u201d and is meant to represent one person. Therefore, the verb is conjugated in the <span lang=\"es\">\u00e9l\/ella<\/span> form as if one person were the subject of the sentence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n vive en tu casa?<\/span>\u00a0(<em>Who lives in your house?<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; assuming it is or might be only one person)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bfQui\u00e9n es tu padre? (<em>Who is your father?<\/em> &#8211; asking about one person)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"es\">Qui\u00e9nes<\/span> is the plural version of \u201cwho,\u201d and is meant to represent multiple people. Here you would use the <span lang=\"es\">ellos\/ellas<\/span> form of the verb.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\">\u00bfQui\u00e9nes son tus padres?<\/span>\u00a0(<em>Who are your parents?<\/em> &#8211; asking about more than one person)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bfQui\u00e9nes viven en tu casa? 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