how much and how many kilogram?

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atabitaraf

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Which of these or any other option would you recommend?
Which of these are grammatically wright?

1- How many kilogram is it?
2- How many kilograms is it?
3- How many meter is it?
3- How many meters is it?
4- How heavy is it?
5- Hoe long is it?

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Which of these or any other option would you recommend?
Which of these are grammatically wright?

1- How many kilogram is it? Not correct.
2- How many kilograms is it? Correct.
3- How many meter is it? Not correct.
3- How many meters is it? Correct.
4- How heavy is it? Correct.
5-[STRIKE] Hoe[/STRIKE]How long is it? Correct.

My best wishes for your new year.
Ata
You would not use much in any of the sentences above (i.e. numbers 1,2 or 3.)
 

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riquecohen answered your question about grammatical correctness.
I'd just note that 5 is more natural than 3; 4 is more natural than 2 - with 'how much does it weigh?' even more natural.
 
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