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Aquí se vende tanta mercancía que la calle siempre está ocupada.

Aquí se vende tanta mercancía que la calle siempre está ocupada.
So much merchandise is sold here that the street is always busy.
From Lesson 314:Extreme intensity (tan / tanto que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Aquí se vende tanta mercancía que la calle siempre está ocupada.

Why do we use tanta here instead of tan?
We use tanta because it modifies the noun mercancía, meaning 'so much merchandise'. You only use tan when modifying an adjective or an adverb. Since mercancía is a feminine singular noun, the word for 'so much' must agree with it, becoming tanta.
What is the exact function of que in this sentence?
Here, que translates to 'that'. It pairs with tanta to create a cause-and-effect relationship. The consecutive clause structure of tanta plus a noun plus que is used to express that there is so much of something that a specific result happens.
Why is it se vende instead of es vendida for 'is sold'?
This sentence uses the passive se structure, which is much more common and natural in everyday Spanish than the literal passive translation. The verb vende is conjugated in the third-person singular because the item being sold, mercancía, is singular.
Why do we use está ocupada instead of es ocupada?
We use estar because being busy or full of activity is a temporary state or condition of the street. If you used ser to say es ocupada, it would change the meaning to a passive action, making it sound like the street is being physically occupied by a military force or protesters.

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