Degree / Intensity
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
How much, how strong, or how intense?
core
basic
Description and quantity
Bedeutung
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
So erkennst Du es
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Beispiele
Wörter
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Ausdrücke
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
Satz
The soup is too hot.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Base property: hot Question: HOW INTENSE? Scale: not hot ─ hot ─ too hot The soup is too hot. too → beyond the OK limit
Compare shape
Same DEGREE frame: very cold stronger barely cold weak/low almost finished near endpoint completely finished full endpoint enough reaches a line Check: before/after/suffix?
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Degree is commonly expressed with words such as sehr, zu, ziemlich and ganz.
Es ist sehr kalt.
It is very cold.
In deiner Lernsprache
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Degree uses words like جدًا and أكثر, and sometimes special adjective patterns.
هذا مهمٌّ جدًا.
This is very important.
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may misplace degree words or overuse جدًا in formal text.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.