que va desde
/ke ba desde/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "ranging from" is que va desde.
This phrase is used to describe a variety of things between two different limits or extremes. In practice, the construction que va desde… is almost always completed with hasta… to indicate the upper limit, forming the pattern "ranging from… to…".
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, que va desde means "that goes from": que (that), va (goes) and desde (from).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb must agree with the subject being described. While the default form is que va desde, if the subject is plural, you must use the plural form que van desde.
How do you pronounce it?
/ke ba desde/
Did you know?
- The word que is a distant relative of the English word 'who'. Both are descended from the same Proto-Indo-European root used to ask a question.
- Spanish uses the verb ir (to go) to describe a range, whereas English uses 'range', which comes from the Old French word for a row or line.
- While que va desde is used for ranges of size or quantity, Spanish speakers often use desde alone to describe ranges of time, such as 'from Monday to Friday'.
Examples in context
- El precio del producto varía desde 10 hasta 100 dólares.The price of the product ranges from 10 to 100 dollars.
- Los tamaños de camiseta están disponibles en un rango de XS a XXL.Shirt sizes are available in a range from XS to XXL.
- Hay platos desde 5 euros hasta 15 euros en este restaurante.There are dishes ranging from 5 euros to 15 euros in this restaurant.
- Los precios son variados, que van desde diez hasta cincuenta euros.Prices are varied, ranging from ten to fifty euros.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are discussing the variety of books in a library.
- MateoMira cuántos libros hay aquí, Lucía.Look how many books are here, Lucía.
- LucíaEs una selección que va desde la historia hasta la ciencia.It is a selection ranging from history to science.
- Mateo¿Crees que tienen algo sobre astronomía?Do you think they have something about astronomy?
- LucíaSí, seguro que está en esa sección.Yes, it's surely in that section.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries desde, que, va, CC BY-SA 4.0.
