Asked • 04/05/19

slightly/somewhat の 「~[目]{め}」: Usage and limitations?

I'm somewhat confused about the usage and limitations of the ~め suffix that means "somewhat/slightly". I've only ever heard it on a handful of words: > * 大きめ * 小さ目 * 多め * 少な目 * 早め and maybe a few others that I can't recall at present. 1) Can these be used with any イ-adjectives, or only certain ones?
2) Can they be used with ナ-adjectives at *all*? Can't say I've ever seen one.
3) What are the limitations of its usage? For the イ-adjectives, is ~めに interchangeable with ~く for forming the adverb?
4) などなど

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Tyson I. answered • 10/16/19

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