Russian grammar - How many? Or how much? сколько |
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Like in English, Russian makes a distinction between countable and non-countable objects. -- Water is uncountable, but bottles of water are countable. When asking how many or how much with the word сколько: • Uncountable objects take the genitive singular • Countable objects take the genitive plural |
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Сколько времени мы были там?
For how long (how much time) were we there?
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Сколько молока вы купили?
How much milk did you (formal) buy?
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Сколько дождя выпало вчера?
How much rain fell yesterday?
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Сколько воды в ванне?
How much water is in the bath?
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Сколько кошек вы видите на улице?
How many cats do you (formal) see in the street?
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Сколько мультфильмов вы посмотрели?
How many cartoons have you (formal) watched?
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Я не знаю, сколько кусков хлеба мы съели.
I don't know how many slices of bread we ate.
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Он сказал, сколько там стульев?
Did he say how many chairs there are there?
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Сколько машин в вашем дворе?
How many cars are there in your (formal) yard?
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Сколько книг у тебя в сумке?
How many books do you have in your (informal) bag?
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Сколько воды было в зеленом ведре?
How much water was there in the green bucket?
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