Spanish Adverbs
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Spanish adverbs are usually formed by adding -mente to an adjective. If there is a difference between the masculine and feminine form of the adjective, -mente is added to the latter.
Making adverbs with adjectives Ending in - o
| Adjective | Feminine Form | Adverb | English |
| rápido | rápida | rápidamente | rapidly |
| tranquilo | tranquila | tranquilamente | peacefuly |
| sincero | sincera | sinceramente | sincerely |
| último | última | últimamente | lastly |
| perezoso | perezosa | perezosamente | lazily |
| ligero | ligera | ligeramente | lightly |
| necesario | necesaria | necesariamente | necessarily |
Making adverbs with adjectives Ending in - e
| Adjective | Adverb | ||
 alegre |
(happy) | alegremente |
(happily) |
| diligente |
(diligent) | diligentemente |
(diligently) |
| dulce |
(sweet) | dulcemente |
(sweetly) |
| fuerte |
(strong) | fuertemente |
(strongly) |
| brilliante |
(brillant) | brillantemente |
(brillantly) |
| pobre |
(poor) | pobremente |
(poorly) |
| triste |
(sad) | tristemente |
(sadly) |
Making Adverbs with Adjectives Ending in a Consonant
| Adjective | Adverb | ||
| cortés |
(courteous) | cortésmente |
(courteously) |
| débil |
(weak) | débilmente |
(weakly) |
| fácil |
(easy) | fácilmente |
(easily) |
| feliz |
(happy) | felizmente |
(happily) |
Adverbs written from adjectives with accent marks keep the accent marks.
| Paco es débil. | Paco is weak. |
| Paco canta débilmente. | Paco sings weakly. |
| David es rápido. | David is quick. |
| David corre rápidamente. | David runs quickly. |
Words which can be used as adjectives and adverbs
| mucho |
much (a lot) |
| poco (un poco) |
little (a little) |
| demasiado |
too much |
| tanto |
so much |
| más |
more |
| menos |
less |
Adverbs depicting manner:
| Ramón come rápidamente. | Ramón eats quickly. |
| Adela canta tristemente. | Adela sings sadly. |
| Nyscelle baila felizmente. | Nyscelle dances happily. |
| Gonzalo habla español perfectamente. | Gonzalo speaks Spanish perfectly. |
Adverbs that enhance adjectives and adverbs:
Examples:
| muy |
very |
| extremadamente |
extremely |
| totalmente |
totally |
| completamente |
completely |
| sumamente |
extremely |
Using multiple adverbs in one sentence:
| Marco trabaja rápida y diligentemente. | Marco works quickly and diligently. |
| Laura juega fútbol inteligente y fuertemente. | Laura plays soccer intelligently and powerfully. |
| El policía obra justa y lealmente. | The policeman serves justly and loyally. |
| Los padres ayudan generosa y responsablemente. | The parents help generously and responsibly. |