No. 1,707 in Japanese
すごく
"すごく" means "very" or "extremely."
In a sentence
彼女はすごく優しいです。
She is very kind.
In this sentence, 'すごく' emphasizes the degree of kindness, meaning 'very' or 'extremely'.
昨日の映画はすごく面白かったです。
The movie yesterday was very interesting.
Here, 'すごく' is used to highlight how interesting the movie was, denoting 'really' or 'very'.
この問題はすごく難しいです。
This problem is very difficult.
In this sentence, 'すごく' conveys the intensity of the difficulty, translating to 'very'.
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