adverb
how much, how many
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wie viel means how much / how many. An interrogative adverbial phrase asking amount or quantity. Use 'wie viel' with uncountable nouns (How much water?) and 'wie viele' with countable plurals (How many books?). No preposition required; usually placed before the noun or verb in questions.
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Wie viel kostet das?
How much does that cost?
Wie viel Zeit hast du?
How much time do you have?
Der Lehrer fragte, wie viel Zeit noch blieb, bevor die Prüfung begann.
The teacher asked how much time remained before the exam began.
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Picture scales and counting items while asking 'Wie viel?'
wie viel — 'wie' = how, 'viel' = viel ~ 'feel' to remember 'how much'
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'wie viel' is used to ask about quantities (countable/uncountable), often followed by a noun.