cuánto / cuánta (adjective, adverb, pronoun)

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  1. how much
  2. how many (plural: cuántos/cuántas)
  3. how long, how far (in questions of time or distance)

No sabía cuánto pesaba el elefante hasta que lo subieron a la báscula.

I didn't know how much the elephant weighed until they put it on the scale.

¿Cuánto para llegar a la cueva de murciélagos?

How much further is it to the bat cave?

No cuántos tentáculos tiene el pulpo.

I can't remember how many tentacles octopuses have.