whats is the diference between too and very?

Question

whats is the diference between too and very, is correct if i use ' very ' instead ' too' in these case

im too fool, i eat too quickly.... im very full, ieat very quickly

if i remove ' too ' in this case:

.. i ate too much food, i ate much food

,, it has sense?

Kib, it is mandatory to use proper capitalization on this site. - Yeser007, Oct 5, 2011

Qfreed has a good point, why not fill out your profile? - Yeser007, Oct 5, 2011

Answer 1

The main difference is:

too = demasiado

very = muy

much = mucho, mucha

And their usage depends on contexts, in both language

I ate very much food; doesn't make any sense, either does comí demasiado mucho.

Usage depends of context.

You should use "neither" in this case. - MrSillyInc, Oct 6, 2011

Answer 2

They are not as closely related in English as in they are in Spanish. "I ate very much food" makes no sense at all.

I ate very quickly does make sense though = I ate too quickly. But they are not exactly the same.

Take spanish. Es muy tarde = Es demasiado tarde . These are the same.

Take English. It's very late. Does NOT = It's too late.

It's very late. The time is very late.

It's too late. Nothing now can be done, it's too late. She already dead, game already lost, things happened already, wife left me......it's too late, she will not come back. It's very late? No, never works here. Not like Spanish.

I thought about using the Spanish analogy, but then thought, maybe the person isn't a native Spanish speaker. I wish people would complete their profiles. - 0074b507, Oct 5, 2011

I agree, that would be helpful. As it appears this user's first language isn't English I would assume it's Spanish, can't be sure though - geouk, Oct 5, 2011

Sorry about your wife. ;-) - MrSillyInc, Oct 6, 2011

Answer 3

too can have other meanings than excessive or beyond what is desirable. For instance, it can mean in addition or also.

But as you notice in the dictionary definition it can also be a synonym for very in certain contexts.

very shares the adverbial meaning of extreme or excessive with too, but as an adjective it has different meanings for different contexts.

I would suggest looking in several dictionaries for example sentences of how the words are used.

im native spanish speaker sorry. ill to fill my profile. have fun. and tank you - _kib, Oct 5, 2011