Long shot...

[cheri]

This is a long shot, but I was wondering if there were any common "rules" to go by when using words such as 너무, 많이, 참, 아주, 완전히, 엄청, 되게, 정말, 너무나도, 매우 etc. Like in English, at many times a majority of them are interchangeable, but in certain situations, not. I'm guessing it just comes with time and practice... learning how to get a feel for the different nuances in various circumstances.

[yhenry]

This is a long shot, but I was wondering if there were any common "rules" to go by when using words such as 너무, 많이, 참, 아주, 완전히, 엄청, 되게, 정말, 너무나도, 매우 etc. Like in English, at many times a majority of them are interchangeable, but in certain situations, not. I'm guessing it just comes with time and practice... learning how to get a feel for the different nuances in various circumstances.

One at a time


[부사 adverb]일정한 정도나 한계에 지나치게; beyond a certain limit or boundary
too much;ever so much;excessively;to excess;to a fault;overly

* 너무 크다 too big
* 너무 늦다 too late
* 너무 먹다 eat too much
* 너무 어렵다 too hard
* 너무 위험하다 too dangerous
* 너무 조용하다 too quiet
* 너무 멀다 too far
* 너무 가깝다 too close
* 너무 많다 too much
* 너무 걱정하지 마세요. don't worry too much

[hyunwoo]

Yeah it really depends on the situation and the context, but for one thing, 너무나도 and 매우 are usually for written Korean ^^