how tall

/haʊ tɔːl/ (UK), /haʊ tɔːl/ (US)/

Übersetzung: Fragephrase zur Erfragung der Körpergröße einer Person oder eines Tieres bzw. der Höhe eines Gegenstandes. Sie besteht aus dem Adverb 'how' und dem Adjektiv 'tall' und kann in Verbindung mit Substantiven wie 'height' oder 'person' als komplexe Bestimmungsphrase fungieren.

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determiner

/haʊ tɔːl/ (UK), /haʊ tɔːl/ (US)/A1formal

Вопросительная фраза для запроса роста человека, животного или высоты предмета. Примечание: 'How tall' состоит из наречия 'how' и прилагательного 'tall'; при использовании с существительными типа 'height', 'person' функционирует как сложная определительная фраза.
Frase interrogativa para preguntar por la estatura de una persona o animal, o por la altura de un objeto. Nota: 'How tall' se compone del adverbio 'how' y el adjetivo 'tall'; al usarse con sustantivos como 'height' o 'person', funciona como una frase compleja de tipo determinativo.
Locution interrogative servant à demander la taille d'une personne ou d'un animal, ou la hauteur d'un objet. Note : 'How tall' se compose de l'adverbe 'how' et de l'adjectif 'tall' ; utilisée avec des noms comme 'height' ou 'person', elle fonctionne comme une locution déterminative complexe.
Fragephrase zur Erfragung der Körpergröße einer Person oder eines Tieres bzw. der Höhe eines Gegenstandes. Sie besteht aus dem Adverb 'how' und dem Adjektiv 'tall' und kann in Verbindung mit Substantiven wie 'height' oder 'person' als komplexe Bestimmungsphrase fungieren.
Locução interrogativa usada para perguntar a altura de uma pessoa, animal ou objeto. É formada pelo advérbio 'how' e pelo adjetivo 'tall' e, com substantivos como 'height' ou 'person', funciona como uma locução determinante complexa.
疑问短语，用于询问人、动物或物体的高度。注意：'how tall'由副词'how'和形容词'tall'组成，与'height'、'person'等名词连用时起复合限定短语的作用。
عبارة استفهامية تُستخدم للسؤال عن طول شخص أو حيوان أو ارتفاع شيء. تتكوّن من أداة الاستفهام 'كيف' أو 'ما' مع كلمة تدل على الطول أو الارتفاع، وتعمل كتركيب وصفي عند إضافتها إلى اسم مثل 'طول' أو 'شخص'.

An interrogative phrase used to ask about vertical height or stature. Note: 'How tall' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'tall'. When used before nouns like 'height', 'person', or 'building', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

Interrogative determiner (height of person/animal)A1formal
Used before nouns denoting living beings (e.g., 'person', 'child', 'horse') to ask about their vertical stature or height measurement.
Fragewort: Körpergröße von Lebewesen
- How tall a person must be to ride this attraction?
- How tall a child is considered average for their age?
- How tall a horse do you need for show jumping?
Interrogative determiner (height of objects/structures)A2formal
Used before nouns denoting buildings, plants, or vertical objects to ask about their measurable height from base to top.
Interrogativdeterminativ (Höhe von Gegenständen/Bauwerken)
- How tall a building is permitted in this zone?
- How tall a tree can grow in this climate?
- How tall a fence do you need for privacy?
Adverbial usage (standalone height inquiry)A1informal
Used without a following noun to ask about height directly. The noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the most common adverbial usage, included for completeness).
Adverbiale Verwendung (selbstständige Größenanfrage)
- How tall are you?
- How tall is that tower?
- How tall did the sunflower grow?
Indirect question usageB1formal
Used to introduce a noun clause that reports a question about height, functioning as the object of verbs like 'know', 'ask', 'wonder'.
Verwendung im indirekten Fragesatz
- I wonder how tall he has grown.
- Do you know how tall the new skyscraper will be?
- Tell me how tall you were at that age.
Exclamatory or emphatic useB2informal
Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of height, stature, or vertical magnitude.
Ausrufender oder verstärkender Gebrauch
- How tall a man he has become!
- How tall do they expect that wall to be?
- How tall the redwoods are in that forest!