C04
core
Description and quantity
Degree
Degree / Intensity
How much, how strong, or how intense?
basic
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
Makna
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Cara mengenalinya
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Contoh
Kata
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Frasa
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
Kalimat
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?
Tinjauan bahasa
Dalam bahasa ibu Anda
Indonesia
Kemunculan
strong
Tingkat kepentingan
Degree is expressed with words like sangat, terlalu, agak, paling, or reduplication.
Kopi ini sangat panas.
This coffee very hot.
Dalam bahasa yang dipelajari
Inggris
Kemunculan
strong
Tingkat kesulitan
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
Kendala umum pembelajar
Learners often misplace enough, too, almost, or very.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.