zenbat

however much; no matter how many

zenbat ere baitira, garaituko ditugu: no matter how many there are, we will defeat them

structure used to indicate that intensifying what is expressed in the first clause results in the intensification of what is expressed in the second clause

zenbat ere indartsuago gu, hainbat eta indartsuago etsaia: the stronger we are, the stronger our enemy is

(lehen perpauseko aditza era burutuan edo -(e)n atzizkia duela; bigarren perpausean -ago bakarrik erabil daiteke) structure used to indicate that intensifying what is expressed in the first clause results in the intensification of what is expressed in the second clause

zenbat eta handiago, hainbat eta beldurgarriago izaten dira: the larger they are, the more fearsome they tend to be

zenbat eta gehiago saldu, gehiago irabazten dute: the more they sell, the more they earn

the more... the more

zenbat eta gehiago entzun hainbat eta gehiago maiteko duzu: the more you listen to it the more you'll love it

how much?, what price?

zenbatean erosi duzue?: how much did you pay for it?

zenbatean daude sagarrak?: what price are the apples?

(batez ere Ipar.) how many times

zenbatetan joan zara Elorriora?: how many times have you been to Elorrio?

(Ipar.) how much

zenbatetan saldu dute?: how much have they sold it for?