幾つ
いくつ
how many?; how old?
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Examples
りんごは幾つありますか。
りんごはいくつありますか。
How many apples are there?
お子さんは幾つですか。
おこさんはいくつですか。
How old is your child?
先生に幾つか質問があります。
せんせいにいくつかしつもんがあります。
I have a few questions for you, sensei.
Common patterns
- 幾つですか
- how many? / how old?
- 幾つか
- a few, some
- 幾つも
- many, any number of
Memory tip
Two questions in one word: small counts of things, and a person's age (politely おいくつですか — for an adult, 何歳 can sound blunt). 幾つか means "some"; 幾つも means "any number of". Normally written in kana.
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