Adjective qualifiers

[jrdioko]

That's probably not what they're called, but what are the common Finnish (formal and informal, if there are differences) words that you add to modify the strength of adjectives, such as:

he is...
"more or less" tall
a bit tall
a little tall
pretty tall
quite tall
fairly tall
very tall
extremely tall

the city was...
completely destroyed
mostly destroyed
almost destroyed

etc.

I know some of these, but I've never seen a list of all of them together and I thought I'd ask to see what words like this are out there.

Thanks in advance.

[Rosamunda]

.. adverbs of degree....

but I can't help you with the Finnish, sorry

[jrdioko]

Well, it'll be useful for English classes in the future

[sy]

I don't know exactly those words. Well, let me try some...

Hän on ...
jonkin verran pitkä
hieman pitkä
melkein pitkä
hyvin pitkä
hirveän pitkä
sairaan pitkä
sikasairaan pitkä

Kaupunki oli ...
täysin tuhottu
valtaosin tuhottu
melkein tuhottu

Maybe native speakers can give more examples.

[Lahja]

Well, I would use 'todella pitkä' or 'erittäin pitkä' in stead of

sairaan pitkä
sikasairaan pitkä

in a formal discussion i.e. with people other than your close friends =)

[GaffiGubbi]

he is...
"more or less" tall
a bit tall
a little tall
pretty tall
quite tall
fairly tall
very tall
extremely tall

the city was...
completely destroyed
mostly destroyed
almost destroyed

Hän on...
jotakuinkin pitkä
hieman pitkä
hieman pitkä
aika pitkä
melko pitkä
suhteellisen pitkä (or suht pitkä in casual speech)
todella pitkä
äärimmäisen pitkä

Kaupunki oli
täysin tuhottu
suurimmalta osin tuhottu
melkein tuhottu

I can't find any difference between "a bit tall" and "a little tall", but then again I don't speak English, although I understand it.

[Pecchio]

The world is qui(e) tly

some what what?

what?
why?..

how?
what.

degrees of wonder.

fill everything of what.

and go on..