how much

combien de

Sert à demander ou indiquer la quantité de quelque chose que l’on ne compte pas à l’unité.

En anglais simple : Used to ask or show the amount of something that you cannot count individually.

• How much water do you need?
• I did not know how much rice to cook.
• This is how much space we have left.

Comment l'utiliser : how much + uncountable noun (How much milk do we need?); how much + clause (Tell me how much time you have.)

Synonymes : what amount of

Expressions courantes : how much water, how much time, how much sugar

combien

Sert à demander ou indiquer une somme d’argent, notamment un prix.

En anglais simple : Used to ask or show an amount of money, especially the price of something.

• How much is this book?
• How much did you pay for your bike?
• She told me how much the repairs would cost.

Comment l'utiliser : how much + be + something (How much is this jacket?); how much + do/does + something + cost (How much does the ticket cost?)

Expressions courantes : how much money, how much altogether, how much each

combien, à quel point

Sert à demander ou indiquer l’intensité d’un sentiment, d’un changement ou d’un effet.

En anglais simple : Used to ask or show how strong a feeling, change, or effect is.

• How much do you like it?
• I never realized how much I missed home.
• How much has your English improved?

Comment l'utiliser : how much + clause (You know how much I care.); how much + comparative adjective (How much better do you feel today?)

Synonymes : to what extent, to what degree

Expressions courantes : how much better, how much worse, how much longer