Morphological devices
Certain prefixes and suffixes may be used as intensifiers. English language: "preeminent" (pre+eminent) or Latin language: ''excellentissimus'' ('' excellens'' + -issimus)Grammatical categories
Intensives generally function as adverbs before the word or phrase that they modify. For example, ''bloody well,'' as in "I will ''bloody well'' do it," is a commonly used intensive adverb in Great Britain. Intensives also can function as postpositive adjectives. An example in American English today is ''"the heck"'', e.g. "What ''the heck'' is going on here?" All intensives are expletives that can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence albeit with less intensity. Many modern-day intensives are generally considered vulgar or otherwise inappropriate in polite conversation, such as ''"the hell"'' or ''"the fuck"''. In the mid-19th century, ''"in tarnation"'' was common. Polite alternatives include ''on earth'' or ''in heaven's name''.Examples of intensifiers across languages
In American English, the usage of ''"this/that"'' has become common in intensive form. The usage of ''"this/that"'' as intensifiers can be compared to the intensifier ''"so",'' since they all belong in the booster category of intensifiers, that is, intensifiers used to describe a high claim of intensity. An example sentence of this would be, ''"I shouldn't be this tired."'' which carries similar intensity as the sentence, ''"I am so tired.".'' Hebrew uses intensifiers to show distinction between the ''pi`el'' (intensive) and ''hiph`il'' (causative)References