Degree / Intensity
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
How much, how strong, or how intense?
core
basic
Description and quantity
Signification
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Comment le repérer
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Exemples
Mots
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Expressions
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
Phrase
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?
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue
French (standard)
Présence
strong
Importance
Degree uses words such as très, trop, assez, plus, moins, and si.
La soupe est trop chaude.
The soup is too hot.
Dans la langue d’apprentissage
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Présence
strong
Difficulté
Degree uses words like جدًا and أكثر, and sometimes special adjective patterns.
هذا مهمٌّ جدًا.
This is very important.
Difficulté fréquente
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.