tantum tanta quantum etc

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raysaccharo

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I'm afraid I've run aground with some phrases in Olsen's Familia Romana.
First, 'tantum' meant 'only'. Quid? Decem tantum? Now I've come across tanta, quanta, quantum.
The sentence in question: Pretium illius anuli tantum est quantum huius. The price of that ring is ... ?
In the grammar I am informed tantus.. quantus = tam magnus quam (as big as?)
Another sentence: Tanta gemma ad parvum anulum non convenit. A large gemstone doesn't fit a small ring??
 
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raysaccharo dixit:
In the grammar I am informed tantus.. quantus = tam magnus quam (as big as?)
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Yes.

Pretium illius anuli tantum est quantum huius = The price of that ring is as big (= tantum) as (= quantum) this one's.
Another sentence: Tanta gemma ad parvum anulum non convenit. A large gemstone wont' fit a small ring??
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"So large a gemstone" or "such a large gemstone".
 
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