QUANTITY ADVERBS

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The quantity adverbs are invariable parts of a speech used to express a measurement.

Example:
" Oggi fa molto caldo. "

These are the most important adverbs:

• molto, tanto, assai, parecchio  (indicate a positive quantity)

  Example:
  "Marco beve molto caffè"

• niente, nulla, poco  (indicate a negative quantity)

  Example:
  "Non devi dire niente."

• abbastanza  (indicates a sufficient quantity)

  Example:
  "Il film è abbastanza divertente."

• troppo  (indicates an excessive quantity)

  Example:
  "Antonio beve un po' troppo."

• circa, quasi  (indicate an imprecise quantity)

  Example:
  "Arrivo subito, ho quasi finito."

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