very

«very» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Very makes a word stronger — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (very); adjective (very)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very makes a word stronger. Very big means more than just big. tree →

2) As an adjective, very means exactly or just this one: the very same book, at the very top. tree →

3) Not very means only a little: not very cold. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a story word that makes a describing word stronger; it gives no number and no operation; «the very first» means the first of all. In writing: try a stronger word instead of «very» (huge for very big, tiny for very small). Phrases: very much, very well, the very first, the very end, at the very least, very good.

examples

• And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (Torah GEN.4.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son. (Torah GEN.21.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And there was very great gladness. (Writings NEH.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yea, very few, and sojourners in it, (Writings PSA.105.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Even very dark, and no brightness in it? (Prophets AMO.5.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• It was a very hot day. tree →
• The very first step is to count. tree →
• She was very happy with 10 stickers. tree →
• A very long rope is 40 m. tree →
• Thank you very much! tree →
• I live at the very end of the street. tree →
• The film was not very scary. tree →
• That is the very book I was looking for. tree →
• It is very important to wear a seatbelt. tree →
• “It is a very stupid story! tree →

note

Use «very» before adjectives and adverbs (very fast), not before verbs: say «I like it very much», not «I very like it». Carries no clue to the operation.

In the corpora

• And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.
• And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
• And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
• And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.
• And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «very» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.