When should I use wie viel or wie viele? Is the difference in the genre or do they have no difference and I can alternate?
For example, should I say:
Wie viel Sprachen sprechen Sie?
or
Wie viele Sprachen sprechen Sie?
?
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Sign up to join this communityWhen should I use wie viel or wie viele? Is the difference in the genre or do they have no difference and I can alternate?
For example, should I say:
Wie viel Sprachen sprechen Sie?
or
Wie viele Sprachen sprechen Sie?
?
Wie viel is used for uncountable things like:
Wie viel Reis ist auf dem Teller?
while wie viele is used only for countable things.
In your example:
Wie viele Sprachen sprechen Sie?
is correct. Think of it as how much (wie viel) and how many (wie viele) in English.