कति

Asking How Much or How Many

Level 1Sounds Like kati

कति means how much or how many.

How It Works

कति covers both how much and how many. When it counts a noun, it sits right before it.

QuestionCounts
तिमीसँग कति पैसा छ?money
यहाँ कति मानिस छन्?people
तपाईं कति दिन बस्नुहुन्छ?days
तपाईंलाई कति चिया चाहिन्छ?an amount

For counting people, say कति जना: तपाईंको घरमा कति जना छन्? For counting objects, say कतिवटा (written as one word): तिमीसँग कतिवटा किताब छन्?

The verb follows the thing counted. A word such as पैसा is singular and takes छ. कति मानिस asks about more than one person, so the verb is usually the plural छन्.

In a shop, कति also asks the price: यो कति हो? and यो कति पर्छ? both ask how much this is. A separate entry covers prices.

Examples (5)

  1. तिमीसँग कति पैसा छ?

    How much money do you have?

    कति asks about an amount.

  2. तपाईंको घरमा कति जना छन्?

    How many people are in your house?

    कति जना counts people, and the verb is छन्.

  3. यहाँ कति मानिस छन्?

    How many people are here?

    कति comes before the noun.

  4. तपाईं कति दिन बस्नुहुन्छ?

    How many days do you stay?

    कति asks about days.

  5. तपाईंलाई कति चिया चाहिन्छ?

    How much tea do you want?

    कति asks about an amount of tea.

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कतिLevel 1Asking How Much or How Many

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कति asks how much or how many, which needs numbers.

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