Degree / Intensity
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
How much, how strong, or how intense?
core
basic
Description and quantity
Betydning
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Slik kjenner du det igjen
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Eksempler
Ord
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Fraser
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
Setning
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?
Språkoversikt
På språket ditt
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Markering
strong
Viktighet
Degree uses words like جدًا and أكثر, and sometimes special adjective patterns.
هذا مهمٌّ جدًا.
This is very important.
På språket du lærer
Bengali (standard)
Markering
strong
Vanskelighetsgrad
Degree uses words like খুব, বেশি, একটু and particles or reduplication for nuance.
খুব গরম লাগছে।
Very hot feels.
Typisk utfordring for deg
Learners may overuse খুব and miss softer degree words like একটু.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.