German word

wieviel

Pronunciation

IPA/viˈfiːl/

Meaning

  • pronounhow much

Example

Weißt du, wieviel das kostet?

Do you know how much that costs?

Illustration for wieviel (how much)

More examples

Beim Verhandeln fragte sie, wieviel sich noch herunterhandeln lässt.

During the negotiations, she asked how much could still be negotiated down.

Core concept

A question aimed at the size, amount, price, or count of something as one measurable value.

Common phrases

  • wieviel zu zahlen ist

    how much needs to be paid

Similar words

wie viele: A question about the number of countable items.
wie viel: A question about an amount or price, with the words written separately.

Definition in German

wieviel ist ein Fragewort, um das Ausmaß einer Menge, einen Preis oder die Anzahl zu erfragen.

Word origin

The expression combines the interrogative wie with inherited Germanic viel, whose older forms include Middle High German vil and Old High German filu.

Usage tips

  • Standard modern spelling usually separates the words as wie viel, while wie viele is used before a plural count noun.

Other meanings

  • how manypronoun

Related words

  • Vielesmany thingspronoun
  • vielerleidiverseadjective

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