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1. Intensifying particles:
just, even, yet, still, all, simply.
They emphasize the meaning of the word (or phrase, or clause) they refer to or give special prominence to
the notion expressed by it.
The skirt comes just below my knees.
They even offered him higher wages.
Maggie felt all the safer for that.
These days we’re working with still greater efficiency.
We had yet another discussion.
The particles all, still, yet, mostly intensify the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs.
Play yet more softly.
2. Limiting particles:
only, merely, solely, but, alone.
They single out the word or phrase they refer to or limit the idea (notion) expressed by them.
I
only wanted to ask you the time.
Man cannot live on bread alone.
Time alone will show who was right.
She is still but a child, she wants to play.
Mr. Green merely hinted at the possibility.
Just, merely, simply can be used at the beginning of imperative sentences.
You don’t have to be present. Just (merely, simply) send a letter of explanation.
3. Specifying particles:
right, exactly, precisely, just.
They make the meaning of the word or phrase they refer to more precise.
Draw a circle right in the middle of the map (точно, прямо по середине).
We were just about to start (как раз собирались ...).
They arrived precisely at ten (ровно, точно в десять).
The room looks exactly as it did when I was here last year (точно так, как).
What exactly do you mean (что именно ...)?
4. The additive particle
else. It combines only with indefinite, interrogative and negative pronouns and
interrogative adverbs. It shows that the word it refers to denotes something additional to what has already been
mentioned:
Something else, nobody else, what else, where else.
5. The negative particle not.
Not a word was said about it.