amount

la cantidad

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (quantity)

a. la cantidad

(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).

(F)

A large amount of food is thrown away each day.Gran cantidad de comida acaba en la basura a diario.

2. (sum of money)

a. la cantidad

(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).

(F)

I want to know the amount without taxes.Quiero saber la cantidad sin impuestos.

b. la suma

(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).

(F)

The amount reaches $200.La suma asciende a $200.

c. el importe

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We have received a bill for the amount of $750.Hemos recibido una factura por un importe de $750.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (to add up to; used with "to")

a. ascender a

Losses amounted to millions of dollars.Las pérdidas ascendían a millones de dólares.

4. (to be equivalent to; used with "to")

a. equivaler a

That amounts to a refusal.Eso equivale a una negativa.

b. significar

What this amounts to is that you'll have to wait and see.Lo que significa es que tendrás que esperar a ver qué pasa.

5. (to be worth; used with "to")

a. llegar a

She'll never amount to much.Nunca llegará a ser gran cosa.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	amounting
Past:	amounted

Indicative of "amount"

	Present	Past	Future
I	amount	amounted	will amount
you	amount	amounted	will amount
he/she	amounts	amounted	will amount
we	amount	amounted	will amount
you	amount	amounted	will amount
they	amount	amounted	will amount