How to Learn Adverbs in Italian

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

1. 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).
2. Some adverbs are used as stand alone.

Generally Used Adverbs

1. • 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

1. • 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)

1. • 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

1. • 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

1. • Well : bene
   • Better : meglio

Adverbs of Description

1. • Almost : quasi
   • Quickly : presto
   • So so : così così
   • Indeed : davvero
   • Quickly : pronto
   • Rather : piuttosto

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