چقدر

Persian

Alternative forms

  • چه قدر‎ (če qadr) (alternative spelling)
  • چقد‎ (čeqad) (colloquial)

Etymology

چه‎ (če, “what”) +‎ قدر‎ (qadr, “amount”).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪqad(a)ɾ/
  • (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /t͡ʃeɢæd(æ)ɾ/
  • (Tajik): IPA(key): /t͡ʃiqad(a)ɾ/
  • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [tʃɪˈqa]

Adverb

چقدر • (čeqadr)

Dari چقدر
Iranian Persian
Tajik чӣ қадар (čī qadar)
  1. (interrogative, of quantities) how much
    • 2018, “چقدر قهوه بخوریم تا بیشتر زنده بمانیم؟”, in isna.ir‎, Iranian Students News Agency:
      ‏چقدر قهوه بخوریم تا بیشتر زنده بمانیم؟‎‎
      čeqadr qahve bo-xorim tâ bištar zende be-mânim?
      How much coffee should we drink in order to stay alive longer?

Derived terms

  • هرچقدر‎ (har-čeqadr)

See also

  • چند‎ (čand, “how many, how much”)
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