8.7.1
A Lot, Enough, Very
A Lot, Less, More
A Lot, Less, More
Quantifiers, or intensifiers, are words that can be used with adjectives or adverbs to add more meaning to what is being said. For example 'you eat too fast'.


Beaucoup - much, a lot
Beaucoup - much, a lot
- J'aime beaucoup mon travail.
- I like my job a lot.
- Elles ont beaucoup de factures à payer.
- They have a lot of bills to pay.


Assez - enough, quite
Assez - enough, quite
- Il y a assez de place.
- There is enough place.
- C'était d'assez bonne qualité.
- It was quite good quality.


Trop - too
Trop - too
- Vous mangez trop de viande rouge.
- You eat too much red meat.
- Il y a trop de bruit.
- There is too much noise.


Extrêmement - extremely
Extrêmement - extremely
- Il est extrêmement sensible.
- He is extremely sensitive.
- Un battement cardiaque extrêmement lent.
- An extremely slow hearbeat.
A Lot, Less, More
A Lot, Less, More
Quantifiers, or intensifiers, are words that can be used with adjectives or adverbs to add more meaning to what is being said. For example 'you are very big'.


Très - very
Très - very
- Il est très grand.
- he is very big.
- Il a couru très vite.
- He ran very quickly.


De moins en moins - less and less
De moins en moins - less and less
- Il y a de moins en moins de place.
- There is less and less space.
- J'en entends de moins en moins souvent parler.
- I hear less and less about this.


Tellement - so much
Tellement - so much
- Il aime tellement sa copine.
- He loves his girlfriend so much..
- J'ai tellement de choses à te dire.
- I have so many things to tell you.


De plus en plus- more and more.
De plus en plus- more and more.
- Cela devient de plus en plus difficile.
- That is becoming more and more difficult.
- Le bois devient de plus en plus rare.
- Wood is becoming more and more rare.


Presque - almost, nearly
Presque - almost, nearly
- J'ai presque terminé.
- I have nearly finished.
- Ma sœur a presue dix ans.
- My sister is nearly ten.
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