Degree / Intensity
How much, how strong, or how intense?
Σημασία
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Πώς να το αναγνωρίζετε
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Παραδείγματα
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
The soup is too hot.
Visual guide
Base property: hot Question: HOW INTENSE? Scale: not hot ─ hot ─ too hot The soup is too hot. too → beyond the OK limit
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?
Προβολή ανά γλώσσα
Στη μητρική σας γλώσσα
English uses degree words such as very, too, quite, almost, and enough before or after the element they modify.
It is very cold.
very = degree/intensity
Στη γλώσσα εκμάθησής σας
Degree is commonly expressed with muy, mucho, bastante, tan, tanto, demasiado, más, and menos.
muy rápido, bastante difícil, demasiado caro
very fast, quite difficult, too expensive
Learners often confuse muy and mucho or tan and tanto.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.