A2 Spanish grammar

Spanish Quantifiers: Mucho, Poco, Bastante, and Demasiado

Quantifiers describe an amount without an exact number. Some agree with a following noun, while adverbial uses stay unchanged.

Spanish quantifiers: Make quantifiers agree with nouns

Mucho, poco, and demasiado change for the gender and number of a noun.

Hay muchas personas y poco espacio.
There are many people and little space.Muchas agrees with personas; poco with espacio.

Quick check

a lot of water

Keep adverbial quantity invariable

When mucho, poco, bastante, or demasiado modifies a verb or adjective rather than a noun, it does not agree.

Trabajan mucho y están bastante cansadas.
They work a lot and are quite tired.Mucho modifies trabajan and bastante modifies cansadas.

Choose the intended amount

Mucho means a lot, poco a little or few, bastante enough or quite a lot, and demasiado more than is desirable.

Tenemos bastante comida, pero demasiado pan.
We have enough food, but too much bread.Bastante is sufficient; demasiado is excessive.

Common mistakes

mucho personas

muchas personas

The quantifier agrees with a feminine plural noun.

Ellas trabajan muchas.

Ellas trabajan mucho.

The adverb modifying the verb stays invariable.

Use bastante only for a negative excess.

Bastante often means enough or quite a lot.

Demasiado expresses excess more directly.

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Spanish quantifiers FAQ

What does spanish quantifiers cover?

Quantifiers describe an amount without an exact number. Some agree with a following noun, while adverbial uses stay unchanged.

What is the first rule to remember?

Mucho, poco, and demasiado change for the gender and number of a noun.

What is another important A2 pattern?

When mucho, poco, bastante, or demasiado modifies a verb or adjective rather than a noun, it does not agree.

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