Spanish Adverbs Ending with -mente
Spanish Adverbs Adverbs ending in "mente"
Quick explanation:
Adverbs of Manner answer the question how. Check the list of adverb words:
aprisa in a hurry
despacio - slowly
rápido - fast
mal - badly
apenas - barely
así como - as well as, just like
Adverbs of Manner answer the question how. Check the list of adverb words:
aprisa in a hurry despacio - slowly rápido - fast mal - badly apenas - barely así como - as well as, just like
Long Explanation:
There are many adverbs of manner that 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.
There are many adverbs of manner that 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:
|
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. |
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