Adverbs
In English an adverb is a part of speech. It is any word that modifies any other part of language: verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs, except for nouns; modifiers of nouns are primarily determiners and adjectives.
Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?" (or "in what way?), when?, where?, why? and to what extent?. In English, they often end in -ly.
When they answer how it is usually in what way. When they answer when it is usually a date or a word such as yesterday or today. When they answer why it is usually an explanation of a problem, issue, or situatiuon usually ending after because. When they answer where it usually states a place.
This function is called the adverbial function, and is realized not just by single words (i.e., adverbs) but by adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses.
An adverb as an adverbial may be a sentence element in its own right. Example:
- They treated her well. (SUBJECT)
- Alternatively, an adverb may be contained within a sentence element.
- An extremely attractive man entered the room. (SUBJECT + ADVERBIAL + OBJECT)
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| List of Adverbs |
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Adverbs of Time (When?) | Adverbios de Tiempo (¿Cuándo?) | Adverbes de temps (Quand?) | 時間の副詞 (いつ? ) |
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| yesterday | ayer | hier | 昨日 |
| today | hoy | aujourd'hui | 本日 |
| tomorrow | mañana | demain | 明日 |
| now | ahora | maintenant | 今は |
| then | entonces | puis | それから |
| later | posterior | plus tard | 後で |
| tonight | esta noche | ce soir | 今夜 |
| right now | ahora | maintenant | 今 |
| last night | anoche | la nuit dernière | 昨日の夜 |
| this morning | esta mañana | ce matin | 今朝 |
| next week | la próxima semana | la semaine prochaine | 来週 |
| already | ya | déjà | すでに |
| recently | recientemente | récemment | 最近、 |
| lately | últimamente | dernièrement | 最近、 |
| soon | pronto | bientôt | まもなく |
| immediately | inmediatamente | immédiatement | すぐに |
| still | aún | immobile | 静止した |
| yet | todavía | pourtant | まだ |
| . . . ago | hace | Il ya | 。 。 。前 |
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Adverbs of Place (Where?) | Adverbios de Lugar (¿Dónde?) | Adverbes de la Place (Où?) | 場所の副詞 (どこ? ) |
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| here | aquí | ici | ここで |
| there | allí | là bas | そこに |
| over there | allí | là-bas | 向こうに |
| everywhere | en todas partes | partout | 至る所 |
| anywhere | en cualquier lugar | n'importe où | どこにでも |
| nowhere | en ninguna parte | nulle part | どこにも |
| home | inicio | accueil | 家庭 |
| downtown | el centro de | Centre-Ville | ダウンタウン |
| back | espalda | retour | 後ろの |
| away | fuera | parti | 離れて |
| out | fuera | dehors | はずれて |
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Adverbs of Manner (How?) | Adverbios de Modalidad (¿cómo?) | Adverbes de manière (Comment?) | 方法の副詞 (どうやって? ) |
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| very | muy | très | とても |
| quite | bastante | assez | 完全に |
| pretty | bonito | joli | かわいい |
| really | realmente | vraiment | 本当に |
| fast | rápido | rapidement | 速い |
| well | bien | bien | 上手に |
| hard | duro | dur | 辛い |
| quickly | rápidamente | rapidement | 素早く |
| slowly | lentamente | lentement | ゆっくり |
| carefully | cuidadosamente | attentivement | 慎重に |
| hardly | apenas | à peine | ほとんど |
| barely | apenas | à peine | 辛うじて |
| mostly | la mayoría de | surtout | ほとんど |
| almost | casi | presque | ほとんど |
| absolutely | absolutamente | absolument | 確実に |
| together | juntos | ensemble | いっしょに |
| alone | solo | seul | ひとりで |
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Adverbs of Frequency (How Often?) | Adverbios de frecuencia (¿Con qué frecuencia?) | Adverbes de fréquence (à quelle fréquence?) | 頻度の副詞 (どのくらいの頻度? ) |
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| always | siempre | toujours | 常に |
| frequently | con frecuencia | souvent | 頻繁に |
| usually | normalmente | habituellement | 普通は |
| sometimes | algunas veces | parfois | 時々 |
| occasionally | de vez en cuando | occasionnellement | 時折 |
| seldom | rara vez | rarement | めったに |
| rarely | rara vez | rarement | めったに |
| never | nunca | jamais | 決してない |
Here is a more detailed English Adverbs
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