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This study aims at the description of predicate types co-occurring with the adverb nemwu which can reverse the opinion polarity in subjective documents. In linguistic tradition, the adverb is usually known as a device intensifying predicates in excess, and therefore expressing a negative judgement of speaker. However, it can appear as a simple intensifier for a positive opinion expressed by some predicates without adding any negative effect. Since the adverb nemwu does not affect only the prior polarity given by opinion key words, but is also one of the most frequent adverbs of degree in online opinion documents, a serious study on the adverb nemwu is required for implementing accurate opinion classification systems. Nevertheless, not much attention has been paid to uncover what types of predicates are required for the appropriate interpretation of nemwu. In this study, predicate types co-occurring with nemwu and the diverse semantic functions of nemwu related to predicate types are analyzed and described in detail.