Exclaiming Quantity with Nouns
To exclaim about the quantity of something—such as how many petals a flower has or how much aroma a bouquet gives off—we use ¡cuánto!. When placed right before a noun, it must match that noun in gender and number (cuánta, cuántos, or cuántas).
| How many white petals this daisy has! | ¡Cuántos pétalos blancos tiene esta margarita! |
| How many thorns this tree in the greenhouse has! | ¡Cuántas espinas tiene este árbol del invernadero! |
| How much aroma this bouquet has! | ¡Cuánto aroma tiene este ramo! |
Exclaiming Intensity with Verbs
To emphasize how much an action is happening, use ¡cuánto! alongside a verb. Because it modifies a verb instead of a noun in these cases, it always stays in its invariable default form (cuánto).
| How much the thorn hurts! | ¡Cuánto duele la espina! |
| How much I like the aroma of that bouquet! | ¡Cuánto me gusta el aroma de ese ramo! |
If you want to focus on the way or the extent to which an action happens—like how beautifully a sunflower blooms or how fast a plant withers—use ¡cómo! plus a verb. It translates naturally to "How...!" in English.
| How the sunflowers bloom! | ¡Cómo florecen los girasoles! |
| How the bouquet withers without water! | ¡Cómo se marchita el ramo sin agua! |
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