āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āĻāϤ, āĻā§āĻŦ
to such a large or extreme extent, often expressing intensity or quantity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ran so fast that no one could catch her.
āϏ⧠āĻāϤ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻŦ, āĻāϤ
very much or to a great amount
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He said he loved me so!
āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§!
1.2
āĻāϤāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž
to some extent or degree, not precisely defined but understood to be limited
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You should eat so much sugar every day, but not more.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 've never felt so nervous before a presentation.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāϤ āύāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϏ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
02
āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
used to affirm or confirm a statement with certainty
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was so the best candidate for the job.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
2.1
āĻāϤ, āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ
used especially in speech to stress disbelief, denial, or strong negative reaction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I so do n't believe what you're saying.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻāĨ¤
03
āϤāĻžāĻ, āĻā§āĻŦ
used to indicate similarity in degree compared to something else
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This movie was n't so exciting as the last one.
āĻāĻ āϏāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āώā§āϰāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
04
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to refer back to an idea, statement, or fact mentioned earlier
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You said you were coming; I assume so.
āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϏāĻ; āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻ āϧāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She did n't attend the party, and so did her friends.
āϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰāĻžāĻāĨ¤
4.2
āĻāϤ, āĻā§āĻŦ
used to refer back to an adjective or quality previously mentioned
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team worked hard, and even more so in the final round.
āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āĻĄā§ āĻāϰāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĨ¤
4.3
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to show agreement with a previous statement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" That was a long day. " â " So it was. "
"āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤" â "āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤"
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hold your hands so.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They met for coffee, and so talked for hours.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻĢāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to introduce a new topic, comment, or transition in speech or writing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So let's get started, shall we?
āϤā§, āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§?
7.1
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to present a declaration that anticipates disagreement or judgment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So I cried a little, everyone has emotions!
āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻā§!
08
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to open a direct question, often as a conversational starter
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So, where are we going for dinner?
āϤā§, āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ?
8.1
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to extend or deepen a line of inquiry
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So how did she react to the news?
āϤā§, āϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāϰ⧠āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ?
8.2
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋ
used to express indifference or to question the importance of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So what if I was late?
āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻŋ ?
09
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to wrap up a conversation or argument, often with finality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So now you know the whole truth.
āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āϏāϤā§āϝ āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĨ¤
10
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ
used to refer to an approximate quantity, number, or extent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need a hundred volunteers or so for the event.
āĻāĻā§āύā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻļ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤā§āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
01
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to introduce a consequence or result of the preceding clause
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had n't eaten all day, so she felt dizzy.
āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋ, āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1
āϤāĻžāĻ, āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
used to indicate an outcome or unintended consequence of an action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He skipped all his classes, so that he failed the course.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϏ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll explain everything slowly so that you understand.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻŦ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
03
āϤāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
used to draw a parallel or analogy between two clauses
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Just as you reap what you sow, so must you live with your choices.
āϝā§āĻŽāύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āύāĻŦā§ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§, āϤā§āĻŽāύāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She practiced singing the scale from do to so repeatedly.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāύ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
01
āĻāĻš!, āϤāĻžāĻ!
used to show sudden understanding, surprise, or disagreement in response to new information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
So! You think you can beat me at chess?
āϤāĻžāĻ ! āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§?
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The witness confirmed that the statements made were so.
āϏāĻžāĻā§āώ⧠āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ, āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨ
arranged or done precisely and correctly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The table settings must be so for the formal dinner.
āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϏ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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