Adverbes Flashcards
What are adverbs
An adverb is a word that is used to change, modify or qualify several types of words including an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb.
A good way to understand adverbs is to think about them as the words that provide context. Specifically, adverbs provide a description of how, where, when, in what manner and to what extent something is done or happens. Normally, we can spot an adverb by the fact that it often ends in –ly, but there are lots of adverbs that don’t end in this way. Moreover, adverbs can be used in many combinations with each other.
- They walk quickly
- The pupil reads quite easily
- She’s very hardworking
Rather, enough
Assez (de)
Also
Aussi
A lot of
Beaucoup de
Still, yet
Encore
Generally
En général
Always
Toujours
Very
Très
Fairly, rather
Assez
Enough
Assez de
And
Et
Here
Ici
Today
Aujourd’hui
Over there
Là-bas
Also
Aussi
Now
Maintenant
Much, many, a lot
Beaucoup (de)
But
Mais
Very well
Bien
Or
Ou
Therefore, so
Donc
Sometimes
Parfois
Hardly, not
Peu
Often
Souvent
Plutôt
Rather
Always
Toujours
Sometimes
Quelquefois
Rarely
Rarement
Too, too much
Trop (de)
If
Si
A little
Un peu (de)
Badly
Mal
Fast, quickly
Vite
Adverbs usually follow _____, coming after ____ in negative construction.s
Adverbs usually follow verbs, coming after pas in negative constructions
*Claude n’est pas très actif, et il mange beaucoup. (Claude is not very active and he eats a lot)
When adverbs modify adjectives they are in front or behind adjective?
When adverbs modify adjectives they usually precede them.
*Il est trop gros (He is too fat)
Where is the adverb if it modifies the entire sentence or in verb+verb construction?
Adverbs that modify an entire sentence may be placed at the beginning of the sentence. In verb verb constructions, the French adverb usually follows the verb that it modifies.
*Heureusement, Claude va bientôt commencer à suivre un régime. (Luckily, Claude is soon going to start a diet.)
Adverbs regarding time and space are placed where in the sentence?
Adverbs of time and place are usually placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.
*Ils vont passer nous voir demain. (They’re going to come by to see us tomorrow)
*Demain, ils vont passer nous voir. (Tomorrow, they’re going to come by to see us)
How are a number of adverbs formed from adjectives?
A number of adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending -ment, often corresponding to -ly in English.
- If the masculine form of the adjective ends in a vowel, -ment is usually added to the masculine form of the adjective to make the adverb.
Absolute
Absolu
Absolutely
Absolument
