2008. 11. 20. 13:45ㆍLanguage
Adverbs are used to describe actions and in English often end in -ly like depply, loudly, slowly. In a similar way, Spanish adds -mente to the corresponding adjective.
alegre → alegremente(happly)
triste → tristemente(saddly)
1. The adjective and -mente were originally considered as separate words, so any accent on the basic adjective is retained when it becomes an adverb.
fácil → fácilmente(easily)
2. Adjectives which have a separate feminine form add -mente to this.
lento/ lenta → lentamente(slowly)
serio/ seria → seriamente(seriously)
rápido/räpida → räpidamente(quickly)
When spanish has a string of adverbs, only the final one takes -mente, though feminine singlar adjectives are used in anticipation.
Juan sirve rápida, seria y amablemente.
→ Juan serves quickly,seriously and kindly.
3. A few adverbs are special forms.
bueno(good); bien(well)
malo(bad); mal(badly)
4. Some adverbs are identical to the adjective.
mejor(better); peor(worse); mucho(a lot); poco(a little/little)
tarde(late); temprano(early); más(more); menos(less)
demasiado(too(much)); bastante(enough)
Usted habla demasiado. You talk too much.
5.
- Más,menos, demasiado and bastante can be used as intensifiers with other adverbs.
Hable menos rápidamente. → Speak less quickly.
Juan canta bastante bien. → Juan sings quite well.
- Muy(very) can also be used to modify adverbs.
Luisa habla muy precisamente. → Luisa speaks very precisely.
- The adjective tanto(so much) becomes tan(so)
España es tan bonita. → Spain is so pretty.
- When alto/tuerte and bajo are used figuratively with the meaning loudly and softly, the unchanged adjective form is kept.
Hable alto. → Speak loudly.
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