How To Make Adverbs Of Manner From Adjectives

Question 0

If the french adjective ends in a consonant

Answer 0

Add ment to the feminine form of the adjective

For example
Amical(mas)/amicale(fm) = amicalement
Normal(mas)/normale(fm) = normalement

Question 1

If the french adjective ends in a vowel

Answer 1

Add ‘ment’ to form the adverb

Examples
Absoli - absolument
Rude - rudement

Question 2

Some adjectives follow the first two rules but require an accent on the vowel proceeding the ‘ment’

Answer 2

Examples
1st rule +. Conforme - Conformément
2nd rule +. Précis - Précisément

Question 3

If the french adjective ends in ‘ant’ or ‘ent’

Answer 3

Remove the ending and add ‘amment’, ‘emment

For example
Bruyant - bruyamment
Intelligent - intelligemment

Question 4

And of course

Answer 4

As always in French there are a few that don’t follow any rules

For example
Thus - ainsi - follows no rules
Breifly - brèvement - breaks the 2nd rule