Syntaxdifficulty 2
adverbs-of-degree
muy / tan / tanto / mucho / poco / demasiado / bastante — modify adjectives, adverbs, or verbs to express degree. Some agree (mucho/mucha/muchos), others don't (muy is invariable).
Examples
Es muy alto.
→ He is very tall.
muy is invariable, modifies adjective.
Tengo mucha hambre.
→ I'm very hungry.
mucho agrees in gender/number with the noun.
Es tan rápido como tú.
→ He is as fast as you.
tan … como is the equality comparative.
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| también | RB |
| mucho | JJ |
| muy | JJ |
| poco | JJ |
| bastante | RB |
| demasiado | RB |
| tan | RB |
| tanto | RB |
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