❶とても, 非常に, たいへん
very good
♔基本very good
とてもよい
⦣ very＋形容詞.
a very nice boy
a very nice boy
とてもすてきな男の子
Were the movies interesting?—Yes, very.
会話Were the movies interesting?—Yes, very.
映画はおもしろかった?—はい, とても.
⦣ very の次に interesting が省略されている.
run very fast
♔基本run very fast
とても速く走る
⦣ very＋副詞.
＊会話＊
How are you?—I'm very fine, thank you.
She can play the piano very well.
She can play the piano very well.
彼女はとてもうまくピアノが弾ひける.
I like sports very much.
I like sports very much.
私はスポーツがとても好きです.
⦣ 「とても～する」と動詞を修飾しゅうしょくする時は much あるいは very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
どうもありがとうございます.
I think this dictionary is very good, but he says that one is much better.
I think this dictionary is very good, but he says that one is much better.
私はこの辞典がとてもいいと思うのですが, 彼はあっちのほうがずっといいと言うのです.
✓POINT
比較ひかく級を強める時は very ではなく much を使う.
Ken is a very nice boy and I like him very much.
Ken is a very nice boy and I like him very much.
ケンはとてもすてきな男の子で, 私は彼がとても好きです.
I'm very tired.
I'm very tired.
私はとても疲つかれている.
✓POINT
過去分詞はふつう much で強めるが, tired （疲れた）のように形容詞化した過去分詞は very で強める.
I was very (much) surprised [interested, excited, pleased].
I was very (much) surprised [interested, excited, pleased].
私はとても驚おどろいた[興味をもった, 興奮した, 喜んだ].
✓POINT
be＋過去分詞（受け身）で, 気持ちの状態を表す時, その過去分詞は形容詞になったと感じられて, 特に話では very で強める.
❷否定文であまり（～ではない）, たいして（～ではない）
Are you very busy now?—No, not very.
会話Are you very busy now?—No, not very.
君今とても忙いそがしい?—いや, そんなでもない.
It isn't very cold this morning.
It isn't very cold this morning.
今朝はあまり寒くない.
She can't play the piano very well.
She can't play the piano very well.
彼女はピアノを弾くのがあまりうまくない.
