A Lot, Less, More
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 6.7.1
Quantifiers and Intensifiers
Quantifiers, or intensifiers, are words that can be used with adjectives or adverbs to add more meaning to what's being said. For example, 'you eat too fast'.
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
- Il y a assez de place.
- There is enough space.
- C'était d'assez bonne qualité.
- It was quite good quality.
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
- Il est extrêmement sensible.
- He is extremely sensitive.
- Un battement cardiaque extrêmement lent.
- An extremely slow hearbeat.
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