Degree / Intensity
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
How much, how strong, or how intense?
core
basic
Description and quantity
Significato
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Come riconoscerlo
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Esempi
Parole
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Frasi brevi
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
Frase
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?
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua
Italian (standard)
Presenza
strong
Importanza
Degree words such as molto, troppo, abbastanza modify adjectives and adverbs.
La zuppa è troppo calda.
The soup is too hot.
Nella lingua che studi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
Degree uses words like جدًا and أكثر, and sometimes special adjective patterns.
هذا مهمٌّ جدًا.
This is very important.
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
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.