Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Cuántos laberintos interminables hay aquí?

¿Cuántos laberintos interminables hay aquí?

How many endless mazes are there here?

Breakdown of ¿Cuántos laberintos interminables hay aquí?

aquí

here

haber

to be (there is / there are)

Questions & Answers about ¿Cuántos laberintos interminables hay aquí?

Why do we use hay instead of están for "are there"?

We use hay to talk about the existence of things ("are there...?"), especially when asking about an unknown quantity. We only use están (from estar) to talk about the location of specific, already-known things, like if you asked "¿Dónde están los laberintos?" (Where are the mazes?).

Why doesn't interminables change to interminablos to match the masculine noun laberintos?

Adjectives that end in -e in their singular form, like interminable, are gender-neutral. They stay exactly the same whether they describe a masculine or feminine noun. To make them plural, you simply add an -s, giving us interminables.

Why does the question word cuántos end in -os here?

In Spanish, the question word cuánto (how much/how many) acts as an adjective when it comes directly before a noun. Because it is asking about laberintos, which is a masculine plural noun, it must change to cuántos to match it perfectly.

How is the word interminables formed?