C04
core
Description and quantity
Degree
Degree / Intensity
How much, how strong, or how intense?
basic
Degree adverb
Intensifier
Quantifier
Significado
A scale modifier that strengthens, weakens, limits, or measures a property, state, quantity, or event.
Como identificar
Look for words like very, too, enough, almost, barely, completely.
Exemplos
Palavras
very|too|enough|almost|barely|completely
Frases
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?
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Português
Presença
strong
Importância
Degree uses words such as muito, pouco, bem, demais, tão, mais, and menos.
A sopa está muito quente.
The soup is very hot.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
Inglês
Presença
strong
Dificuldade
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
Dificuldade comum de quem aprende
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.