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[な-adj with な　N／い-adj with い　N]
An adjective is put before a noun to modify it. A な-adjecive needs な before a noun.
(Example)
ワット先生は　親切な　先生です。　　　Mr. Watt is a kind teacher.
富士山は　高い　山（やま）です。　　　Mt. Fuji is a high mountain.
*山：　mountain

[とても／あまり]
とても and あまり are adverbs of degree. Both come before the adjectives they are modifying.
とても：　Used in affirmative sentences and meaning “very.”
あまり：　Used in negative sentences. あまり and a negative form means “not very.”
(Example)
ペキンは　とても　寒（さむ）いです。　　　Beijing is very cold.
これは　とても　有名（ゆうめい）な　映画（えいが）です。　　This is a very famous movie.
シャンハイは　あまり　寒くないです。　　　Shanghai is not very cold.
*寒い：　cold ⇔　暑（あつ）い：　hot
*有名[な]：　famous
*映画：　movie, film

July 17th News, from NILS Japanese language school.