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how far

/haʊ fɑː(r)/

Traducción: Frase interrogativa para preguntar por una distancia (física o metafórica) o por el grado de progreso. Nota: 'how far' se compone del adverbio 'how' y del adjetivo 'far'; al usarse con sustantivos como 'distance' funciona como una frase determinativa compleja.

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A1formalcommon/haʊ fɑː(r)/

An interrogative phrase used to ask about distance (physical or metaphorical) or degree/extent of progress. Note: 'How far' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'far'. When used before nouns like 'distance', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

  • 🇪🇸Frase interrogativa para preguntar por una distancia (física o metafórica) o por el grado de progreso. Nota: 'how far' se compone del adverbio 'how' y del adjetivo 'far'; al usarse con sustantivos como 'distance' funciona como una frase determinativa compleja.
  1. Interrogative determiner (physical distance) A1 formal

    Used before nouns denoting distance or spatial extent (e.g., 'distance', 'way', 'journey') to ask about measurable physical separation between points.

    • How far a distance is it to the airport?
    • How far a walk is it from here?
    • How far a journey did they undertake?

    🇪🇸qué tan lejos / cuánta distancia

  2. Interrogative determiner (metaphorical distance/degree) B1 formal

    Used before abstract nouns to ask about the extent, degree, or progress of an action, idea, or situation.

    • How far a progress have we made?
    • How far a point are you willing to go?
    • How far a stage has the project reached?

    🇪🇸qué tan / hasta qué punto

  3. Adverbial usage (standalone distance) A1 informal

    Used without a following noun to ask about physical or metaphorical distance. The noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the most common adverbial usage, included for completeness).

    • How far is the station?
    • How far have you gotten with the report?
    • How far did you travel last summer?

    🇪🇸cuán lejos

  4. Exclamatory or emphatic use B2 informal

    Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of a distance, progress, or degree.

    • How far a way we've come!
    • How far will you go to succeed?
    • How far a stretch of imagination that requires!

    🇪🇸cuán lejos (exclamativo)