"So... that" with adjectives
To connect an intense situation to its direct result, use the structure tan + adjective (or adverb) + que ("so [adjective] that...").
| What a market! It is so full that we cannot walk. | ¡Qué mercado! Está tan lleno que no podemos caminar. |
| The market is so packed that I cannot leave. | El mercado está tan apretado que no puedo salir. |
"So much / so many... that" with nouns
When the intensity involves a noun rather than an adjective, use tanto instead of tan. It must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes (tanto, tanta, tantos, tantas).
| There is so much commotion in the market that we walk squeezed together. | Hay tanto tumulto en el mercado que caminamos apretados. |
| So much merchandise is sold here that the street is always busy. | Aquí se vende tanta mercancía que la calle siempre está ocupada. |
Notice how tantas agrees with the feminine plural noun carretillas (handcarts):
| The sellers bring so many handcarts that they crash into the people. | Los vendedores traen tantas carretillas que chocan con la gente. |
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