Introduction
Prislovi [adverbs] so izrazi, ki delujejo kot modifikatorji drugih elementov v stavku. Dodajo lahko širok spekter informacij.
Stopenjske prislove [adverbs of degree] uporabljamo za dodajanje informacij o intenzivnosti dejanja ali pridevnika {glej Prislovi – Stopnja, stopnja A1}.
Form
Stopenjski prislovi ponavadi stojijo za pomožnimi glagoli to be ali to have, ali pred drugimi glagoli ali besedami, ki jih modificirajo.
Regular
V večini primerov pravilne stopenjske prislove dobimo tako, da pridevnikom dodamo -ly. Najpogosteje rabljeni so:
Adjective | Adverb |
---|---|
bare | barely |
real | really |
total | totally |
complete | completely |
absolute | absolutely |
Irregular
Nepravilni stopenjski prislovi ne sledijo enakemu pravilu in preprosto obdržijo obliko pridevnika, na primer:
Adjective | Adverb |
---|---|
almost | almost |
enough | enough |
too | too |
very | very |
quite | quite |
Example
Regular
- They barely know each other.
- We are really angry about the noise.
- It is totally worth it!
- You are completely wrong!
- You have absolutely nothing to drink.
Irregular
- She almost spilt the orange juice.
- I think you had enough wine.
- This bag of potatoes is too heavy.
- They are very thirsty.
- You have quite a shopping list here.
Use
Stopenjske prislove uporabljamo, da bi pokazali intenzivnost dejanja, pridevnika ali drugega prislova.
Summary
Stopenjski prislovi [adverbs of degree] dajejo informacije o intenzivnosti dejanja ali pridevnika. Ponavadi stojijo za pomožnimi glagoli in pred drugimi glagoli ali besedami, ki jih modificirajo.
Tvorimo jih tako, da pridevnikom dodamo -ly (barely, really, totally, completely, absolutely…).
Na primer:
— “Absolute” ⇒ “I absolutely agree with you.” = Kaže intenzivnost dejanja.
“Real” ⇒ “I am really happy right now.” = Kaže intenzivnost pridevnika.
Nekateri stopenjski prislovi so nepravilni in preprosto obdržijo pridevniško obliko (almost, enough, too, very, quite…).
Na primer:
— “Almost” ⇒ “She almost drinks it all” = Kaže intenzivnost dejanja.
“Enough” ⇒ “It is cold enough.” = Kaže intenzivnost pridevnika.
Ponovi to vsebino v delu {Form} in si poglej del {Example}, ki prikazuje rabo v kontekstu.