A cuánta gente

how many people

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how many people The a is used before people as a direct object and usually isn’t translated into English.
SP: ¿A cuánta gente conoces aquí?
EN: How many people do you know here?

¿A cuánta gente invitaste a tu boda?

How many people did you invite to your wedding?

¿A cuánta gente conoce bien?

How many people do you know well?

¿A cuánta gente invitaste a tu fiesta?

How many people did you invite to your party?

¿A cuánta gente conoce que haya demostrado que Einstein se equivocaba?

How many people do you know who have proved Einstein wrong?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

¿A cuánta gente piensas que deberíamos invitar a nuestra fiesta?

How many people do you think we should invite to our party?

¿A cuánta gente ha mandado a esta pocilga antes que la enviaran a usted?

How many people have you sent to this hellhole before they sent you here?

— El hoyo (2019)