How To Use Combien (How much, how many) in French The Modern French combien is a combination of the Old French com (equating to comme; like or as in Modern French) and bien (well) Combien was also written cumbien in the past
How Much How Many How Long in French : Combien - I Think Languages The French word combien is used to ask questions about quantity and number, unlike English which differentiates between countable and uncountable nouns Common phrases include combien de temps for "how long" and combien de fois for "how many times"
combien - Wiktionary, the free dictionary combien how much (for uncountable nouns and portions) Il y en a combien ? ― How much of it is there? Combien tu en veux ? ― How much (of it) do you want?