Quantifiers/intensifiers — AQA GCSE Bengali
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Quantifiers/intensifiers explained
Quantifiers and intensifiers are small words that adjust how much or how strongly something is said.
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A quantifier answers 'how much or how many' (একটু = a little, অনেক = much/many), while an intensifier answers 'how strongly' (খুব = very, বেশ = quite/rather). In Bengali the word sits directly before the word it modifies: খুব ভালো (very good), একটু পানি (a little water), অনেক মানুষ (many people). Notice that some words can shift function with context: খুব usually intensifies an adjective or adverb, whereas অনেক typically quantifies a noun or compares degree. Learn each item inside a short phrase rather than alone, and check whether the word it modifies is a noun (quantity) or an adjective/adverb (intensity). In a multiple-choice question, read the whole phrase and decide which meaning fits the sentence, then confirm the word order is natural Bengali.
Your focus
- Identify the meaning of common quantifiers and intensifiers such as খুব, বেশ, একটু and অনেক.
- Place a quantifier or intensifier correctly before the word it modifies.
- Choose the modifier that fits the meaning of a given Bengali phrase.
Quantifiers/intensifiers exam tips
Marking Points
- Selects the quantifier or intensifier whose meaning matches the quantity or degree required by the phrase.
- Places the chosen word immediately before the word it modifies, as in খুব ভালো or একটু পানি.
- Distinguishes a quantity word such as অনেক from a degree word such as খুব by checking whether the head word is a noun or an adjective/adverb.
- Rejects an option whose meaning changes the sense of the whole phrase even though it is a real Bengali word.
Examiner Tips
- 💡Read the whole phrase before looking at the options, then predict the meaning you need.
- 💡Underline the head word the modifier attaches to and check the word order.
- 💡Eliminate options that are real words but wrong in meaning for that sentence.
Common Mistakes
- Treats খুব and অনেক as interchangeable; check whether the sentence needs degree (very) or quantity (many/much).
- Places the intensifier after the adjective; keep it before the word it modifies.
- Chooses a word by its English translation alone; read the full Bengali phrase to confirm the fit.