1. Adjectives and adverbs are also graduated by means of certain adverbs
called intensifiers. This is the table of the main ones:
1.1. To indicate “much”
1.1.1. Molt (=very)
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la gent és molt amable ací
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people are very kind around here
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vau arribar molt d’hora
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you came very soon
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1.1.2. Ben, Força (=very)
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la gent és ben/ força amable ací
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people are very kind around here
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vau arribar ben / força ràpid
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you came very quickly
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1.1.3. Prou
(=enough)
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la camisa és prou llarga
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the shirt is long enough
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ja n’hi ha prou!
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(that’s) enough!
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1.1.4. Massa
(=too, rather)
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la camisa és massa llarga
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the shirt is too long
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és una idea massa arriscada
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it’s a too risky idea
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1.2. To indicate “little”
1.2.1. Poc
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estic poc habituat a aquest clima
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I am little used to this climate
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és poc probable que vinguin
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it’s little probable they come
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This intensifier may be reinforced with molt or ben
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estic molt poc habituat a aquest clima
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I am little used to this climate
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és molt poc probable que vinguin
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it’s little probable they come
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1.2.2. Un poc, una mica (=a little, a bit)
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estic una mica cansat
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I’m a little tired
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em sembla un poc fort
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I find it a little strong
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2. Nouns also admit modifiers to graduate. As a matter of fact, they are partitives in most cases. The list of them is virtually the same used for
adjectives and adverbs, with a morpho-syntactic difference: in a few cases the
intensifier may be inflected (molt, poc)
2.1. To indicate “much/many”
2.1.1. Molt,
molta, molts, moltes; molt de (=much/many)
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tinc molts alumnes enguany
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this year I have many students
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tu tens molt de temps, no?
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you’ve a lot of time, haven’t you?
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2.1.2. Prou
(=enough)
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no tinc prou força per lluitar
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I don’t have enough strength to fight
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han vingut prou turistes
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there are enough tourists around
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2.1.3. Massa
(=too much/many)
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has ficat massa oli a la carn
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you’ve put too much oil to the meat
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hi ha massa persones ací
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there are too many people in here
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2.1.4. Un
grapat de (=a lot of)
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avui ací hi ha un grapat de gent
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today there are a lot of people
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m’han regalat un grapat de revistes
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I’ve been given a lot of magazines
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2.2. To indicate “little”
2.2.1. Poc,
poca, pocs, poques (=little/few)
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avui teniu poques idees
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today you’ve got few ideas
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em queda poc temps
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I’ve got little time left
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This intensifier may be reinforced with molt, as well
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avui teniu molt poques idees
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today you’ve got too few ideas
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em queda molt poc temps
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I’ve got too little time left
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2.2.2. Uns
pocs, unes poques (=a few)
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I’ve known a few friends over there
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espera’t unes poques hores encara
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just wait for a few hours
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2.2.3. Un poc de, una mica de (=a little)
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vols una mica d’aigua?
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do you want a little water?
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no tens una mica de cafè
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don’t you have a little coffee?
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