How to Learn Adverbs in Italian

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Selecting an approach to learn a new language could be confusing for a new learner. Also it might be difficult at the beginning to decide what elements are the most important in that language. This article not only could be useful for a beginner but also could be used as a cheat sheet for a puple of Italian as a second language.

Steps

Building Adverbs

Build adverbs from adjectives by attaching mente to the adjective.
- Adjective ends to o : change o to a and attach mente
  - Example : solo (alone) becomes solamente (only).
- Adjective ends to e (in case) : just attach mente
  - Example : breve (brief) becomes brevemente (briefly).
- Adjective ends to le : delete e and attach mente.
  - Example : facile (easy) becomes facilmente (easily).
- Adjective ends to re : delete e and attach mente.
  - Example : singolare (singular) becomes singolarmente (singularly).
- Some adjectives could modify an adjective equally be used as an adverb; similar to English.
  - Example : molto (much)
  - Example : interresante (interestingly)
- Some adverbs are built by a phrase from the adjectives or from an adverb. In English it is said, "in a better way" rather than "betterly".
  - Example : al più pressto (as soon as possible).
  - Example : in modo importante (importantly).
Some adverbs are used as stand alone.

Generally Used Adverbs

- Also : anche
- So : cosi
- Perhaps : forse
- Certainly : certamente
- Only : solamente
- At once : subito
- Also : pure
- Indeed : davvero
- Rather : piuttoso
- Again : di nnuovo
- Yet (still) : ancora
- Just : appena

Adverbs of Time

- Always : sampre
- Often : spesso
- Then : poi
- Late : tardi
- Now : adesso
- Now : ora
- Already : già
- Soon : presto
- Finally : alla fine
- At once : subito
- Then (later on) : allora
- Then : poi
- Ever : mai
- Again : di nuovo
- Ago : fa
- Scarcely : appena
- At times : a volte

Adverbs of Place (position)

- Here : qui
- There : Has two forms as
  - là comes after preposition or when the place could be seen
  - lì usually comes at the beginning of a sentence.
- Everywhere : dappertutto
- Wherever: dovunque
- Up : su
- Down : giù

Adverbs of Quantity

- Just : proprio
- Very : molto
- So much : tanto
- Too much : troppo
- Less : meno
- More : più
- Around : circa
- Enough : abbastanza
- Quite : assai
- At least : almeno
- In full: in pieno

Adverbs of Quality

- Well : bene
- Better : meglio

Adverbs of Description

- Almost : quasi
- Quickly : presto
- So so : così così
- Indeed : davvero
- Quickly : pronto
- Rather : piuttosto

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