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Adverb [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.bjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-combien.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-combien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-combien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-combien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-combien.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French combien, from comme + bien. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|combien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French combien, {{inh+|fr|fro|combien}} Inherited from Old French combien Head templates: {{fr-adv}} combien
  1. how much (for uncountable nouns and portions)
    Sense id: en-combien-fr-adv-Q8I~hgSG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 16 43
  2. how much (for money)
    Sense id: en-combien-fr-adv-DYAqaH13 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 16 43
  3. how many (with countable nouns)
    Sense id: en-combien-fr-adv-dXFH4iCT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 16 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: c'est combien (english: how much is it?), combien ça coûte

Adverb [Old French]

Forms: cumbien [alternative], cumben [alternative]
Etymology: From come + bien. Head templates: {{head|fro|adverbs||head=}} combien, {{fro-adv}} combien
  1. how much, how many
    Sense id: en-combien-fro-adv-7wYHO5uI Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "name": "fro-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French adverbs",
        "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              65,
              72
            ]
          ],
          "english": "As soon as Richard knew about it, he sent a spy\nto know where Thibalt was, and how many people he had with him.",
          "ref": "c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:",
          "text": "Dez ke Richart le sout, un espie enveia\nSaveir u Thiebaut ert, e combien gent il a.",
          "translation": "As soon as Richard knew about it, he sent a spy\nto know where Thibalt was, and how many people he had with him.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how much, how many"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "combien"
}

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