erg, zeer - when do you use it? is the meaning always the same?

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"Zeer" is a formal synonym of "erg" or "heel", in the meaning of "extremely, very".
One would use "zeer" in scientific literature, political statements etc.
There are quite a few Dutch words that can be arranged in formal/informal pairs:
spreken / praten
wellicht / misschien
gereed / klaar
tevens / ook
echter / maar
"erg" also has a meaning of "badly"
"zeer" also has a meaning of "pain"
So a possibly combination of all these words is "het doet heel erg zeer" = "it is extremely painful".

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Wenn du "sehr" sagen willst solltest du nie zeer sagen. Es heißt erg oder heel. Z.b. Ik ben heel moe. Erg geht dabei auch. Zweite Bedeutung von erg ist auch" schlimm". Het is toch niet zo erg. Es ist doch nicht so schlimm. Zeer hab ich in 2 Jahren Unterricht noch nie verwendet gesehen.

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