hella
/ˈhel.ə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhel.ə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhe-lə/ (ame, mw)
hella — adverb
1. to a very high degree; used to make an adjective or another adverb stronger, oft
to a very high degree; used to make an adjective or another adverb stronger, often in casual youth speech.
The new ramen place near Gabriel's apartment is hella good.
hella + positive adjective in casual praise
Driving home through the storm felt hella scary for Defne and her brother.
hella intensifying an emotional adjective
Tariq finished the puzzle hella fast and showed everyone at the table.
The line outside the bakery was hella long by seven in the morning.
Élise said the math test was hella hard, even for her study group.
文法句型
hella + adjective
hella + adverb
用法筆記
Strongly marked as informal Northern California (Bay Area) youth slang; avoid in school essays, workplace emails, or any formal writing.
常見錯誤
hella — adjective
- hellapositive
- more hellacomparative
- most hellasuperlative
1. a large number or amount of something; used in casual American speech to mean ma
a large number or amount of something; used in casual American speech to mean many or lots of.
Christopher brought hella snacks to the camping trip and shared them with everyone.
hella + plural countable noun
There were hella people waiting outside the arena before the concert started.
hella with plural human noun, casual context
Sahil saved up hella money over the summer by working two part-time jobs.
Gabriela has hella books in her bedroom, mostly fantasy novels from the library.
The food truck on the corner sells hella tacos every Friday night to hungry students.
文法句型
hella + plural noun
hella + uncountable noun
用法筆記
Subject and noun should both fit a casual conversation; the noun is usually plural or uncountable, never a singular countable noun (you cannot say 'hella book').