very

çok, pek

Bir özellik veya durum bildiren sözcüğün önüne gelerek anlamını güçlendirir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used before a describing word to make its meaning stronger.

• The water is very cold.
• She spoke very slowly.
• Were you very tired after the journey?

Nasıl kullanılır: very + adjective/adverb (The children played very quietly.)

Eş anlamlılar: really, extremely

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: very good, very tired, very quickly

tam, en

Bir şeyin en iyi, en kötü, ilk veya başka bir uç noktada olduğunu özellikle vurgular.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to stress that something is the best, worst, first, or another extreme.

• This is the very best cake.
• She caught the very last train.
• He was the very youngest person on the team.

Nasıl kullanılır: the very + superlative/first/last (They gave us the very best room.)

Eş anlamlılar: absolutely

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: the very best, the very first, the very least

tam, tipik olarak

Bir adın önünde, o kişiye veya şeye özgü özelliklerin belirgin olduğunu anlatır.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used before a name or noun to say something strongly shows that person's or thing's typical qualities.

• That hat is very you.
• The dry humor felt very British.
• Her new apartment is very New York.

Nasıl kullanılır: very + pronoun/name/noun used descriptively (That bright scarf is very you.)

Eş anlamlılar: typically, characteristically

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: very you, very british, very london

tam, aynı

Benzer bir başkası değil, söz edilen kişinin veya şeyin tam kendisi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The exact person or thing being discussed, rather than another similar one.

• We met in this very room.
• She is the very person I wanted to see.
• They returned to the very same hotel.

Nasıl kullanılır: the very + noun (This is the very desk my grandfather used.)

Eş anlamlılar: exact, same, actual

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: the very same, the very person, the very place, the very one

sırf, yalnızca

Bir şeyi yalnızca düşünmenin veya adını anmanın bile bir tepki yaratmaya yettiğini vurgular.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to stress that simply thinking about or mentioning something is enough to cause a reaction.

• The very idea made me laugh.
• The very sight of blood frightened her.
• His face brightened at the very mention of home.

Nasıl kullanılır: the very + noun + of something (The very thought of flying makes him nervous.)

Eş anlamlılar: mere

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: the very idea, the very thought, the very mention