Quantitative adjectives tell us how much or how many of something there is, and they shape meaning by specifying amount, proportion, or frequency. This short guide covers the main types you’ll need for everyday descriptions.
Key Vocabulary
| Spanish Word(s) | English Word(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| mucho / mucha | much / many | |
| poco / poca | little / few | |
| más | more | |
| menos | less | |
| bastante | enough / quite | |
| bastante más | quite a bit more | |
| un montón de | a ton of | |
| una cantidad de | an amount of | |
| la mayoría de | most of | |
| algunos / algunas | some | |
| cada | each / every | |
| varios / varias | several | |
| un par de | a couple of |
I brought a little to share with everyone on the island.
Quantitative adjectives can be divided into categories like mucho, poco, más, and expressions that show proportion or number.
Usage
Quantitative adjectives normally agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, so pay attention to endings. Adjectives like mucho and poco change to mucha, muchos, or pocas to match.
More Vocabulary
| Spanish Word(s) | English Word(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| un montón de | a ton of | |
| mucho más | much more | |
| bastante menos | quite less | |
| la mayoría de | most of | |
| un poco más | a little more | |
| más de | more than | |
| casi todo | almost all | |
| algunos más | some more | |
| una gran cantidad de | a large amount of | |
| varios más | several more |
Summary
Quantitative adjectives give you precise information about amount or number, and agreement in gender and number is important for accuracy. Learn a few key expressions to sound natural when talking about quantity.
Expressions
Phrases like un montón de and una cantidad de are useful for informal speech and they are followed by a noun; the adjective does not change because montón and cantidad are nouns themselves.
Last updated: Fri Oct 24, 2025