Muy/tan/mucho

Question

Hi!

Can someone explain what the difference between these words are:

Muy Tan Mucho/a Muchos/as Tanto/a Tantos/as

It's very confusing to understand when you should use each word !

Welcome to SpanishDict. Did you try doing a search of the question? - rac1, Apr 30, 2016

She has been here fr a bit, Rac, a young compatriota miá. - annierats, Apr 30, 2016

Thank you Rac! Eh, yes, sort of, but I think it's still confusing, especially tanto/a.. - Spanishsweden, Apr 30, 2016

Cool Annie. :) - rac1, Apr 30, 2016

Answer 1

Muy and tan are used before adjectives. Tan can be used before adverbs too.

Muy = very.

Tan = so.

Tan + como is used in comparisms

Mucho/tanto Mucho = a lot, much, many Tanto = so much, so many

Additionally, In comparisms tanto is used as an adjective not an adverb and means as many or as much.

Tanto is also used in many colloquial expressions - try word reference to check. With colloquial use, you just need to learn them

Muy/Mucho Woodward

The above article is in English but they have a link to one in Spanish if you prefer

Spanish about tan/tanto

Finally Ver Taal has lots of information about grammar points and tests [with answers available.

Here is one that includes tan/tanto but search for other examples on the site

Tan/tanto comparisms ver taal

As Annie says look through a good dictionary and do some reading until it is [almost] automatic. I know English learners have trouble with much/many/ a lot but they work it out eventually!

In all cases you will still be understood

Buena suerte

Perfect! Very helpful! Thank you so much! :D - Spanishsweden, May 1, 2016

Very nice answer, Mardle. - annierats, May 1, 2016

but yours was very helpful and sensible plus magic addition of Swedish! - Mardle, May 1, 2016

Answer 2

If you read a few books it will come to you easily, by seeing the use, just like in Swedish we say ' mycket/ många- flera- s så mycket folk, så många personer..'

Estoy tan triste hoy.. I'm so very sad today.

Mi galga corre tan rápido, me preocupo mucho por si se cae. ( My female greyahound runs so very fast , I worry a lot in case she should fall.)

It is as clear as mud. Thanks Annie. - gringojrf, Apr 30, 2016

As ever, Gringo, just saying, so many, many a lot of etc. one just has to see them used in text and listen, then it comes, I don't know if there are any rules. - annierats, Apr 30, 2016

Thanks! But what about tanto/a and tantos/as? - Spanishsweden, Apr 30, 2016

So many. Or so much: tanta suerte, so much luck, just so lucky. Vilken tur, en såntur du hade. - annierats, Apr 30, 2016

Thanks/tack! Tror det börjar greppa. (: - Spanishsweden, Apr 30, 2016

Estoy tan triste-tan feliz. I'm so very happy-sad. - annierats, Apr 30, 2016

So basiclly: tan= motsvarar svenskans "så." Tanto/tanta= motsvarar svenskans så mkt. "tantos/tantas"= motsvarar svenskans så många ? - Spanishsweden, Apr 30, 2016

See Mardle's answer, it is much more grammatically correct, but also, read as much as you can a, and listen because all these phreses are in constant use. - annierats, May 1, 2016

Thanks but if we both had to say something to a Spanish speaker your sentence will be better Spanish than mine. Our teacher keeps telling us to become agile with the language which involves learning speaking and reading. - Mardle, May 1, 2016