cuántos hermanos tiene

how many brothers ... has

cuántos hermanos tiene(kwahn-tohs ehr-mah-nohs tyeh-neh)

phrase

1. (in statements; third person singular)

a. how many brothers ... has

No sé cuántos hermanos tiene Pedro, además de Juan y Antonio. Creo que Felipe también es su hermano.

I don't know how many brothers Peter has, apart from Juan and Antonio. I think Felipe is his brother too.

b. how many siblings ... has

Pregúntale a Analía cuántos hermanos tiene. - Yo sé que tiene dos, Valentina y Francisco.

Ask Analia how many siblings she has. - I know she has two, Valentina and Francisco.

2.

(formal)

(in statements; second person singular)

a. how many brothers you have

Dígame cuántos hermanos tiene. ¿Cómo se llevan?

Tell me how many brothers you have. Do you get along?

b. how many siblings you have

Me gustaría saber cuántos hermanos tiene. - Solo una hermana.

I'd like to know how many siblings you have. - Just one sister.

3. (in questions; third person singular)

a. how many brothers does ... have

¿Cuántos hermanos tiene Carolina? - Creo que no tiene hermanos; tiene una hermana.

How many brothers does Carolina have? - I think she doesn't have any; she has one sister.

b. how many siblings does ... have

¿Cuántos hermanos tiene tu marido? - Un hermano y una hermana.

How many siblings does your husband have? - One brother and one sister.

4. (in questions; second person singular)

a. how many brothers do you have

¿Cuántos hermanos tiene, Roberto? - Dos, uno mayor y otro menor.

How many brothers do you have, Roberto? - Two, one is older than me; the other, younger.

b. how many siblings do you have

Primero vinieron mis hermanos Juan y Rosa, y después llegaron también Alejandro, Lisa y Leonor. - Entonces, ¿cuántos hermanos tiene?

My siblings Juan and Rosa came first, and then Alejandro, Lisa, and Leonor arrived too. - So, how many siblings do you have?