Adverbs of quantity in French
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Adverbs of amount (French: les adverbes de quantité) are used to inquire how much something is and also indicate the amount of something in particular. These special kind of adverbs are often followed by de + noun.
The most important adverbs of amount you have to keep in mind are:
- beaucoup (a lot)
- plus (more)
- très (very)
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List of adverbs of quantity in French
| Français | English | Example sentences |
|---|---|---|
| assez | enough, quite | Je dormis assez mal. |
| aussi | as much/many...as | Je mange celle-là aussi. |
| autant | so much/many | Je regrette que cette campagne te stresse autant. |
| davantage | more | Il risque davantage. |
| encore | still, again | Elle était jeune encore. |
| environ | about, roughly | Il avait environ cinquante ans. |
| moins | less, fewer | J'ai moins d'étudiants que Gary. |
| peu | little, few | Je dors peu. |
| presque | almost | Mon travail ici est presque fini. |
| seulement | only | Une heure seulement! |
| tant | so | Tant mieux pour eux. |
| tellement | so (much/many) | Je les aime tellement. |
| tout | complete, entire, all | Diane a mangé la pizza tout entière. |
| trop | too much | Il y a trop de pluie. |
| un peu | a bit | Je le connais un peu. |
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