Grammar

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Grammar / Beaucoup, très, trop (A lot, very, too much)

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Beaucoup

Beaucoup de (d’) + noun

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Il y a beaucoup de voitures. (beaucoup = a great number / a large quantity of cars)

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Il y a beaucoup d’armoires dans la cuisine. (beaucoup de → beaucoup d’ because armoire begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, y + silent h)

Sometimes, beaucoup relates to the verb.

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J’aime beaucoup les voitures (aimer beaucoup)

Do not say:
~~Ce canapé est beaucoup grand~~ but "Ce canapé est très grand."

Très

Très adjective/adverb:

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Cette chambre est très jolie.

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Je vais très bien.

Très + avoir faim and avoir soif:

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J’ai très faim.

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Vous avez très soif.

Trop/ très

Trop has a negative connotation.

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Il fait très froid (mais ça va).

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Il fait trop froid (je n’aime pas ça).

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Ce thé est très chaud (mais je peux le boire).

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Ce thé est trop chaud (je ne peux pas le boire).

Practical exercises

Grammar: beaucoup, trop, très

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