Adverbs Flashcards
What are adverbs? (2 points)
- Modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs (adjectives modify nouns)
- Describe how, when, where actions take place
Do adverbs vary in gender or number?
No
Still
Ancora
Not yet
Non ancora
Well
bene
bad
male
Already
già
Never
(non) mai
Always
sempre
Often
spesso
Now (2 ways to say it)
addesso
ora
Usually
di solito
After / Afterwards
dopo
no more,
no longer
non… più
Then,
Later
poi
Soon,
Quickly
presto
Before,
First,
Beforehand
prima
Sometimes
qualche volta
Immediately,
Right away
subito
Late
tardi
How are many italian adverbs formed?
Usually by adding -mente to the feminine singular form of an adjective
Ex: Allegra = allegramente
(cheerful to cheerfully)
If an adjective ends in -le or -re, how do you make it an adverb
drop the final -e before adding -mente ending
ex: Final to finally = finale to finalmente
Cheerful
Cheerfully
allegra
allegramente
Frequent
Frequently
frequente
frequentemente
Slow
Slowly
lenta
lentamente
Rare
Rarely
rara
raramente
Quick
Quickly
veloce
velcoemente
True
Truly
vera
veramente
The dogs eat quickly
i cani mangiano rapidamente
I saw her recently
L’ho vista recentemente
La = l’ for “her”
Passato prossima = pronoun comes before avere
The appetizer is finally arriving
Finalmente arriva l’antipasto
We are probably getting dessert
Probabilmente prendiamo il dolce
Do they eat the cafeteria regularly?
Mangiano regolarmente in mensa?
The soup is not particularly tasty
La zupa non è particolarmente saporita
Marlo opened the door violently
Marlo ha aperto violentemente la porta
The soup is slightly spicy
la zuppa è leggermente piccante
What words (4 examples) can act as adjectives or adverbs?
When used at adverbs, what do you need to remember about form?
- Molto (a lot)
- Poco (little, few, not much, not very)
- Troppo (too much, too)
- Tanto (so much, so many)
Their forms do NOT change as adverbs (do not agree with noun. (they do change as adjectives)
- The tea is very good
- This restaurant offers lots of drinks
- il tè è molto buono
(molto = adverb, doesn’t change form)
- Questo ristorante offre molte bevande
(molto = adjective = changes to molte to agree with bevande)
- The desserts are too heavy
- There are too many desserts
- idolci sono troppo pesanti
(troppo = adverb, doesn’t change form) - Ci sono troppi dolci!
(troppo = adjective = changes to troppi to agree with dolci)
Where do adverbs usually go with
- Verbs
- Adjective or Adverb
- Verbs = immediately after
(I rarely drink apple juice = bevo raramente) - Adjectives or Adverbs = before
(They are really spicy = sono veramente piccanti)
Absolutely delicious
Assolutamente delizioso!
Adverb comes before adjective it modifies
You have to sing it slowly (masc, sing)
Devi cantarlo lentamente
adverb comes immediately after verb it modifies
Cantare = to sing = cantar = “lo” = singular “it” is added to end of word b/c using with dovere
In compound tenses, ancora, già, mai, più and sempre always go where in the sentence?
Immediately before the past participle.
Ex: you have not had the tea yet?
Non avete ancora bevuto il tè? (ancora comes before bevuto
You have never tasted tiramisu?
Non hai mai assaggiato il tiramisù?
“mai” = comes before past participle “assaggiare”
“assaggiare” = to taste
I have already asked for the check
Ho già chiesto il conto
“già” comes before past participle “chiesto”
“chiedere” = to ask
You have not had the tea yet?
Non avete ancora bevuto il tè?
“ancora” = comes before past participle “bevuto”
“bere” = to drink
You never used that recipe again?
Non hai più usato quella ricetta?
“più” comes before past participle “usato”
“usere” = to use
We have always chosen the best ingredients
Abbiamo sempre scelto gli ingredienti migliori
“sempre” comes before past participle “scelto”
“scegliere” = to choose
She has never eaten clams
Non ha mai mangiato le vongole
“mai” comes before past participle “mangiato”
“mangiare” = to eat
Final
Finally
Finale
Finalmente
Rapid
Rapidly
Rapido
Rapidamente
Rare
Rarely
Raro
Raramente
Recent
Recently
Recente
Recentemente
Intelligent
Intelligently
Intelligente
Intelligentemente
Intense
Intensly
Intenso
Intensamente
Frequent
Frequently
Frequente
Frequentemente
True
Truly
Vero
Veramente
Probable
Probably
Probabile
Probabilmente
Usually, I don’t work a lot on weekends.
Di solito, non lavoro molto durante il fine settimana.
molto = adverb = doesn’t change form
At lunch I eat little meat with salad.
A pranzo mangio poca carne con insalata.
“poco” = adjective (describing what I ate) = changes form to “poca” agree with la carne (feminine)
I need many ingredients for this dessert
Mi servono tanti ingredienti per questo dolce.
Tanto = many / munch = adjective (describing noun ingredients) = changes form to “tanti” to agree with i ingredienti (masc, plur)
I had too much coffee, and now I can’t sleep
Ho bevuto troppo caffè e ora non riesco a dormire
Troppo = too much = adjective (describing how much coffee) = agrees with il caffe (masc, sing)
Don’t leave, I love you so much
Non mi lasciare, ti amo tanto.
Tanto = so much = adverb describing how much I love you = doesn’t change form
This soup as many interesting flavors
Questa zuppa ha molti sapori interessanti
Molto = many = adjective (describing how many flavors) = changes to molti to agree with flavors / sapori (masc, plural)
In my opinion, you drive too fast.
Secondo me, guidi troppo velocemente.
Troppo = too = adverb = describes how fast = doesn’t change form
We have to go to the market, we have few eggs.
Dobbiamo andare al mercato, abbiamo poche uova.
Poco = few = adjective = how many eggs = changes form to “poche” to match uova (fem, plural)
