No. 244 in Finnish
kovin
"Very" or "too" (depending on context).
In a sentence
En pidä kovin pimeistä elokuvista.
I don't really like very dark movies.
In this sentence, 'kovin' modifies the adjective 'pimeistä', adding an emphasis that implies a softening of the statement.
Hän harjoittelee kovin soittaakseen konsertissa.
He practices hard to play in the concert.
Here, 'kovin' is used as an adverb modifying the verb 'harjoittelee', indicating the intensity or effort.
Tämä talo ei ole kovin suuri.
This house is not very big.
In this context, 'kovin' again modifies the adjective 'suuri', indicating a degree of the described property.
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