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"Quantities" is a form of "quantities", a plural noun which is often translated as "las cantidades". "Sums" is a form of "sum", a noun which is often translated as "la suma". Learn more about the difference between "quantities" and "sums" below.
quantities(
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)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las cantidades (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
People are buying quantities of oil before the price goes up.La gente está comprando cantidades de aceite antes de que suba el precio.
quantity
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (amount)
a. la cantidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition.La policía rescató una gran cantidad de armas y municiones.
sum(
suhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la adición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sum of any two natural numbers is a natural number.La adición de dos números naturales cualesquiera da como resultado otro número natural.
3. (totality)
a. la suma (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sum of all of her expenses was more than she could hope to pay.La suma de todos sus gastos excedía lo que ella podía de ningún modo pagar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (technical) (to calculate the sum of)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. sumar
Click here to sum all the entries on the spreadsheet.Haz clic aquí para sumar todas las entradas de la hoja de cálculo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (technical) (to amount to; used with "to")
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. ascender a
Costs A-G should not sum to more than 20% of the budget.Los costos A-G no deben ascender a más del 20% del presupuesto.
