An adverb (avverbio) is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. In English, adverbs are often formed by adding the suffix -ly to adjectives: slowly, softly, surely. Adverbs often answer the question come? (how?), quando? (when?), or dove? (where?):
1 }) n2 a: Q& ^! |: |& mLuciano agisce lentamente. (Luciano acts slowly.); Z2 J" {8 H! [$ s/ p) P7 M# y
Leonardo viene tardi. (Leonardo comes late.)& U {# i4 k. r4 c; w7 f
Usciamo adesso. (We're leaving now.)
2 ?/ r/ p9 e6 G0 h7 R" ECi andiamo a giugno. (We are going there in June.)
2 q! v6 R: G+ C { j, z9 O5 \8 pIn Italian, many adverbs are formed by adding the ending -mente to the singular feminine form of the adjective.
3 a L$ b% C% _4 x WFORMING ADVERBS IN ITALIAN
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7 g3 ~7 Z' t$ KADJECTIVE (GENERAL OR MASCULINE); f8 @" ]3 ?( I- K- b
ADJECTIVE (FEMININE SINGULAR)( v [8 W3 S9 J. C4 |! H+ U
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3 ?5 P b# X: \+ g% ufelice* J% ?1 l) I6 p# v/ h% F
felice" v# S% t2 m1 v
felicemente (happily)5 M u7 }0 F' s4 t; G* ?1 x- t
, F8 ^) P1 Y7 N( G' Glento
6 W9 S# E( X& E6 q( @ lenta, m& `( s L& z9 I9 j1 Q
lentamente (slowly)
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* y) v; G: A( X& I% P7 O5 X6 A# Estanco
* ^- ]$ O7 U7 h' r( [( a4 v# e b stanca
, z! U8 G+ P. }+ }4 [0 K stancamente (tiredly)
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If an adjective ends in -ale, -ile, or -are, the adverb is formed with the root of the adjective plus the ending -mente. 8 a9 r' A4 P0 t3 v
FORMING ADVERBS FROM ADJECTIVES THAT END IN -ALE, -ILE, OR -ARE2 h: A/ P8 v4 p
+ D1 T) D: T( O# c8 K' \. aADJECTIVE (GENERAL OR MASCULINE), _1 F$ `: i, U5 i4 ^9 j
ADJECTIVAL ROOT
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8 o0 V3 W% u" X1 s% N' M' U5 ]esemplare
9 [! P3 O. F5 y O esemplari-
- ^/ }" H# b9 Y% @% k esemplarmente/ e3 T# L; j" r+ T
" ?* x3 o' R* r( a5 sgentile1 D4 F1 v* b* A2 j1 E# |
gentil-
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+ o: @' \7 I* ?/ {( R c& r4 Y9 kspeciale
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) d5 T& C* J: J* s0 P3 [) g% l specialmente |
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