how many (/haʊ ˈmen.i/)
phrase · Beginner · Question Words
🔊 /haʊ ˈmen.i/
Meaning
Meaning: what number
Used to ask about the number of countable things.
Examples
🗣 How many people are coming to the dinner party tonight?
Etymology
A combination of ‘how’ and ‘many’ (Old English ‘manig’).
How & Where It’s Used
Used for countable quantities.
Tags: question, quantity