Intensifiers & hedges

The words that turn the dial up or down — bek for very, em for the most, az and hazna for hardly at all, quru for only.

Very

Most and especially

Completely and exactly

Toning it down

Only, even, indeed

bek is the everyday "very" and goes before the word it strengthens. em forms the superlative and stands immediately before its adjective or adverb. aman is otherwise "bad", but before an adjective or verb it simply means "very". hazna needs a negative verb after it.