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paramus
3 feb 2018

  • Giapponese
  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
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Qual è la differenza tra very e pretty e quite ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.

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Ayla_S
3 feb 2018

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)

"Very" is a word added onto a sentence to add more emphasis to the main subject.
Ex: "You're very intelligent"
"Pretty" could be a compliment towards someone else, but it could also mean "sort of" or "kind of". When I think of it, the person who says it like in the example for this word, they seem surprised at the fact that that person is intelligent.
Ex: "You're pretty intelligent"
"Quite" could mean "almost" or "close" (not when talking about location though, other than the phrase "You're quite close" which you could use if you were talking about location.)
Ex: "You're quite intelligent"

This is just my take on it. I hope this could help you understand a little bit more.

OldGeezer
3 feb 2018

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Inglese (Regno Unito)

These three words mean more or less the same thing, but they are different in intensity (strength).

"Very" is the strongest of these three words. If something is "very loud" or "very cold", it might be too loud or too cold.

The word "very" is overused (used too much). Instead of saying something is "very big", you should say that it's huge, gigantic, colossal, or enormous. Or you can use some other adjective, but don't say "very big". Whenever you want to use "very" you should always ask yourself if you can use another adjective instead and not say "very". Of course, sometimes "very" is the right word to say. Sometimes there is no better adjective and you have to use "very" with an adjective. But try not to use "very" more than you need to.

"Pretty" is less than "very". If something is "pretty loud" or "pretty cold", that means it's somewhat loud or somewhat cold. It definitely isn't quiet or warm.

"Quite" is a strange word because it can mean different things to different people in different situations.
In America "quite" usually means the same thing as "very". But in Britain, it can mean "very" or "somewhat", depending on the context.
I use the word "quite" quite a lot, but I only use it to mean "somewhat" (="pretty").

I hope this explanation helps you greatly (very much).

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Braddafil
3 feb 2018

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Francese (Francia)

Basically, they all mean the same thing, very is a little more absolute.

paramus
3 feb 2018

  • Giapponese
Thank you very much!
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