Intensificadores en Inglés: Uso y Ejemplos Prácticos

Clase 7 de 22 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Solicitudes y Pronombres Reflexivos

Resumen

Los intensificadores son aquellas palabras que denotan un nivel superior al adjetivo que lo acompaña. Los intensificadores más comunes son: very, particularly, remarkably, unsually y really.

Cuáles son los adjetivos débiles y fuertes

Los adjetivos débiles son aquellos que se relacionan con el intensificador “very” para denotar un nivel superior al significado del adjetivo.

Los adjetivos fuertes son sinónimos de los adjetivos débiles con “very”, por lo tanto, es necesario un intensificador diferente para expresar un nivel más a su significado.

Weak adjectives	Strong adjectives
very big	enormous, huge
very small	tiny
very clever	brilliant
very bad	awful, terrible, disgusting, dreadful
very tasty	delicious
very good	excellent, ideal, wonderful, splendid
very sure	certain

Lista de adjetivos fuertes más usados.

Ejemplos de intensificadores con adjetivos fuertes

The film was really awful!
That girl is exceptionally brilliant!
I am absolutely starving!

Ejercicio de writing

Escribe una oración con cada una de los siguientes intensificadores: completely, incredibly, exceptionally, totally y particularly.

¡Comparte tu trabajo en la sección de aportes!

Contribución creada por Andrés Guano (Platzi Contributor).

Javier Amaya Patricio

student•

I am completely sure that I am going to learn English with Platzi
Learn English is incredibly useful.
The weather is exceptionally ideal.
I am totally certain that this course is one of the best.
Colombian people are totally brilliant.

Felipe Bernardo González Barranco

student•

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Dennys Alexander Mundo Lemus

student•

Ricardo Rito Anguiano

student•

I'm completely certain next year will be amazing
This is particularly delicious, you should taste it!
She is Incredibly wonderful! Can't stop looking up at her (Talking about little ali)
My draws are totally awful, I can't even draw a simple line

Anthony Donis

student•

I'm completely sure that the keys are in the car.
Incredibly, She survived the accident.
This project is exceptionally good.
I **totally **forgot about our meeting yesterday
She enjoys working out every day **particularly **in the morning.

Gabriel Obregón

student•

SUMMARY: Intensifiers are words that are used to make an adjective stronger.

Two of the most common intensifiers in English are the words very and really. For instance: It’s a very interesting movie. It’s a really interesting story.
Some of the most common intensifiers: amazingly, exceptionally,incredibly, particularly, remarkably and unusually. For example: That painting is amazingly beautiful. It’s been exceptionally cold in September.
Then in English we have WEAK adjectives and STRONG adjectives. The differences between them are their different intensities.
For example: So instead of saying VERY BIG (very + weak adjective), you could use ENORMOUS or HUGE (strong adjectives).
We can use INTENSIFIERS with STRONG ADJECTIVES like: absolutely, completely, exceptionally, particularly, really, quite, totally and utterly.
For examples: To make the expressions “very awful” more intense, we can use: “really awful”. In the same way, instead of “very clever”, we can use: “exceptionally brilliant”. And finally,instead of “very hungry”, we can use: “absolutely starving”.

Natalia Andrea Rodríguez Rodríguez

student•

Intensifiers:

This is surprisingly cheap!
It's a very interesting movie.
It's a really interesting story.
That painting is amazingly beautiful.
It's been exceptionally cold in September.
He came incredibly close to driving off the cliff.
Be particularly careful when driving at night.
You look remarkably beautiful today.
The weather has been unusually warm for this time of year.

David Tomé

student•

Messi is an exceptionally talented football player.
You are completely capable of doing this job.
China's fireworks show was incredibly fascinating.
To me, the Third Conditional is particularly harder than others.
You are totally wrong, you should have studied more.

Maria Alejandra Liscano

student•

At the end of this course I will give you my notes about the course, I hope you find helpful

Dani Landa

student•

Thank you so much Alejandra! Did you write your feedback after the test?
What do you like the most about this course?

:D Never stop learning 💚

Emanuel Kapp

student•

helpfully :D

David Fabian Bolaños

student•

She is completely out of her mind
You were incredibly wonderful on that play
This coffee is exceptionally delicious
I was totally wrong when I said that!
The class was particularly interesting.

Josué Samuel Turcios Menjívar

student•

Dennys Alexander Mundo Lemus

student•

Sindy Barragán

student•

I am completely sure about my outfit for the party

This is incredibly absurd!

The rain was exceptionally hard yesterday

He totally agrees with me

The dog is particularly kind to the girl

Daniel Steven Carrera Osorno

student•

She has completely finished her homework.
The whole serie season was incredibly exciting.
He is exceptionally talented in music.
I will be totally prepared for the exam.
She particularly enjoys reading historical novels.

Diomara Gonzalez

student•

Yesterday I was in a completely wonderful place, I was in San Andrés Islas, an incredibly beautiful place with majestic landscapes. Exceptionally delicious food, totally calm and friendly people, and a particularly refreshing climate with lots of sun and breeze too.

Ivan Cajamarca

student•

People use to be completely brilliant in technology.
Expensive food and bills are incredibly disgusting everywhere.
Platzi is exceptionally ideal to switch of career.
My friends are totally brilliant on their jobs.
This dessert is particularly delicious at this café.

Manuel Alejandro Márquez Ortiz

student•

I am completely sure I left the keys here on the table.
I find it incredibly absurd that I lost my keys.
I think my children are exceptionally talented.
I’m totally disappointed with my performance in the race
I enjoy several music genres but for work or workout I enjoy particularly listening punk rock music

Manuel Alejandro Márquez Ortiz

student•

I think the first one should be fixed to:

I am completely certain I left the keys here on the table.

Andrés Llerena

student•

Today I am completely exhausted with my French classes.
My sister is incredibly gorgeous so she won the beauty pageant.
The Exorcist was exceptionally terrifying in the 70's decade.
Cotopaxi is a totally big volcano.
Those glasses are particularly ancient.

Dialbert Ayala Medina

student•

You are completely sure that you closed the door.

Work out is incredibly for your healt.

Study English is exceptionally idea.

I am totally interest in learn English.

I am particularly interesting in the blue hat.

Ronald Gutiérrez

student•

She was completely satisfied with the service at the hotel.
The view from the mountain was incredibly beautiful.
He is an exceptionally talented musician.
I was totally surprised by the sudden change in weather.
This dish is particularly spicy, so be careful.

ANDRES ALFONSO MIRA MEJIA

student•

She was completely exhausted after working all night.

The view from the mountain was incredibly beautiful.

He is exceptionally talented at playing the piano.

I am totally convinced that we made the right decision.

She is particularly interested in ancient history.

ANDRES ALFONSO MIRA MEJIA

student•

✅

Rafael Herrera

student•

My mom get completely furious with the increment of the house's bills.
The house turn incredibly spotless after we cleaned it.
The kids were exceptionally elated after met Spiderman.
We were totally exhausted after working extra hours.
That girl is particularly brilliant.