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Questions · CEFR A2 · Everyday
How joins another word to ask about an amount. Which word you pick decides what you are asking about.
Rebuild this lesson’s reference sentence. Other tasks can have other valid word orders.
Tap words to add or remove them. Drag words into the answer, or use the buttons. Arrow keys move a selected word.
How much is this?
How + long / far / often / much / many / old
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
This is a check of this example, not an English level assessment.
Example 1 of 4
यह कितने का है?
How much is this?
How joins another word to ask about an amount. Which word you pick decides what you are asking about.
How far is the station?
How joins another word to ask about an amount. Which word you pick decides what you are asking about.
How much time do you have?
How joins another word to ask about an amount. Which word you pick decides what you are asking about.
How many brothers do you have?
How joins another word to ask about an amount. Which word you pick decides what you are asking about.
The shape
How + long / far / often / much / many / old
Ask about time, distance, price and frequency.
In Hindi
how दूसरे शब्द के साथ मिलकर मात्रा पूछता है। कौन-सा शब्द चुना, उसी से तय होता है कि क्या पूछा जा रहा है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
How much time you are working here? | How long have you been working here? For a period up to now, English asks "how long" with a perfect tense. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
How much is this?
यह कितने का है?
How far is the station?
स्टेशन कितनी दूर है?
How much time do you have?
तुम्हारे पास कितना समय है?
How many brothers do you have?
तुम्हारे कितने भाई हैं?
How much money do you have?
तुम्हारे पास कितने पैसे हैं?
How often do you exercise?
तुम कितनी बार व्यायाम करते हो?
How often do you eat out?
तुम कितनी बार बाहर खाते हो?
What time do you get up?
तुम कितने बजे उठते हो?
How many people are there in your family?
तुम्हारे परिवार में कितने लोग हैं?
How many chairs are there in the room?
कमरे में कितनी कुर्सियाँ हैं?
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
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