{"id":137,"date":"2009-10-12T09:19:36","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=134"},"modified":"2009-10-12T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T13:19:36","slug":"french-grammar-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-grammar-adverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"French Grammar – Adverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

C’est quoi un adverbe?<\/em> Well, according to my Robert Micro<\/em> (my all-time favorite dictionary…although not completely sure why), c’est un mot invariable ajoutant une d\u00e9termination \u00e0 un verbe (ex\u00a0: marcher lentement<\/strong>), un adjectif (ex\u00a0: tr\u00e8s<\/strong> agr\u00e9able), un adverbe (ex\u00a0: trop<\/strong> rapidement), ou \u00e0 une phrase enti\u00e8re (ex\u00a0: \u00e9videmment<\/strong>, il ne se presse pas).<\/em><\/p>\n

In English, we often say that an adverb tells how <\/span>something is done.<\/p>\n

Il se bouge facilement<\/strong>.<\/em> (He moves easily.)
\nIl s’est finalement <\/strong>d\u00e9cid\u00e9.<\/em> (He has finally decided.)<\/p>\n

In French, many adverbs end in -ment<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 However, there are some exceptions.\u00a0 The formation rules are as follows:<\/p>\n

1. You take the feminine form of the adjective and add -ment<\/em>.
\nfort <\/em>\u203a<\/em> forte <\/em>\u203a<\/em> fortement
\ndoux \u203a <\/em>douce <\/em>\u203a<\/em> doucement
\nvif \u203a <\/em>vive <\/em>\u203a<\/em> vivement
\nfou <\/em>\u203a<\/em> folle <\/em>\u203a<\/em> follement<\/em><\/p>\n

2. For adjectives that end in -ent<\/em> and -ant<\/em>, the suffix is -emment<\/em> or -amment<\/em>.
\nprudent \u203a <\/em>prudemment
\nviolent <\/em>\u203a<\/em> violemment
\ncourant \u203a <\/em>couramment
\nsuffisant <\/em>\u203a<\/em> suffisamment<\/em><\/p>\n

3. For adjectives that end in -i<\/em>, -\u00e9<\/em> and -u<\/em>, the final -e<\/em> in the feminine form disappears.
\nvrai \u203a <\/em>vraiment
\nabsolu \u203a <\/em>absolument
\nais\u00e9 <\/em>\u203a<\/em> ais\u00e9ment<\/em><\/p>\n

There are also adverb words or adverb word groups like hier, longtemps, t\u00f4t, tard, demain, souvent, loin, pr\u00e8s, dehors, trop, l\u00e0-bas, partout, quelque part, quelquefois, jamais, assez, beaucoup, assez, tr\u00e8s, vite, par hasard, \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s, tout \u00e0 l’heure, au maximum…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some adjectives can also be used as adverbs in their masculine singular form like bas, fort, cher, froid…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, there are some often-used adverbs that are completely different from their corresponding adjectives:
\nbon \u203a\u00a0bien
\nmauvais \u203a\u00a0mal
\nmeilleur \u203a\u00a0mieux
\npetit \u203a\u00a0peu<\/em><\/p>\n

Who can make a sentence with as many adverbs as possible? \u00a0Please share in a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

C’est quoi un adverbe? Well, according to my Robert Micro (my all-time favorite dictionary…although not completely sure why), c’est un mot invariable ajoutant une d\u00e9termination \u00e0 un verbe (ex\u00a0: marcher lentement), un adjectif (ex\u00a0: tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able), un adverbe (ex\u00a0: trop rapidement), ou \u00e0 une phrase enti\u00e8re (ex\u00a0: \u00e9videmment, il ne se presse pas). In English…<\/p>\n

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