C04
core
Description and quantity
Degree
Degree / Intensity
How much, how strong, or how intense?
basic
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
Betekenis
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Zo herken je het
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Zinnen
very cold|too expensive|almost finished
Voorbeeldzin
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?
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
Degree is usually lexical with heel, erg, zeer, te, bijna or genoeg.
Dat is heel belangrijk.
That is very important.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
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
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
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.