combien
Meanings
Adverb
1. how much (for uncountable nouns and portions)
2. how much (for money)
3. how many (with countable nouns)
Examples2046
Combien tu en veux ?
How much (of it) do you want?
Il y en a combien ?
How many of them are there?
Combien de chansons va-t-elle chanter ?
How many songs is she going to sing?
Je ne sais pas combien d'argent j'ai.
I don't know how much money I have.
Le combien sommes-nous ?
What date is it?
Combien étiez-vous ?
How many were you?