| Principal Translations |
| tanto adv | (comparación implícita: cantidad) | so much pron |
| Note: Antes de adjetivo, adverbio o participio se usa el apócope «tan». |
| | Anoche estaba cansadísima; creo que nunca había dormido tanto. |
| | I was worn out last night: I don't think I'd ever slept so much. |
| tanto adv | (comparación implícita: tiempo) | so long pron |
| | (uncountable) | so much pron |
| | (countable) | so many pron |
| | No puedes tardar tanto en hacer los deberes. |
| | ¿Un año? No puedo esperarte tanto. |
| | You can't take so long to do your homework. |
tantos,
tantas adj | (comparación explícita: cantidad) (uncountable) | that much, as much expr |
| | (countable) | that many, as many expr |
| | Carlos se tomó seis vasos de agua, pero yo no me tomé tantos. |
| tanto... como... loc conj | (suma elementos) | both conj |
| | Tanto José como su hermano están invitados a la fiesta. |
tanto como,
tanto cuanto loc adv | (compara magnitudes) | as much as expr |
| | Estos trabajadores no ganan tanto como quisieran. |
| | These workers don't earn as much as they would like. |
| tanto que loc adv | (expresa consecuencia) | so much pron |
| | Este vestido me gustó tanto que lo compré en dos colores diferentes. |
| | I liked the dress so much that I bought it in two different colors. |
| tanto [+ nombre] que loc adj | (expresa consecuencia) (countable) | so many adj |
| | (uncountable) | so much adj |
| | Tengo tantos problemas que no sé qué hacer. |
| | I have so many problems. I don't know what to do. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I have so much anxiety. I think I need to see a therapist. |
| tanto [+ nombre] como loc adj | (compara magnitudes) (countable) | as many as expr |
| | En esta sala hay tantas personas como en la de abajo. |
| | There are as many people in this room as there are downstairs. |