The adverbs (adverbios) are words unchangeable words with the function of modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs expressing how, when, where, frequency and quantity. Examples of adverbs are r\u00e1pidamente (quickly), lentamente (slowly), tranquilamente (calmly). These words are used to describe how an action is taking place and may refer to a variety of characteristics.<\/p>\n
We could say it is easier to use adverbs than adjectives in Spanish<\/strong>. While adjectives change according to the gender and quantity of the noun they describe, adverbs don’t change at all which definitely make everything simpler. The same adverb form applies to all verbs.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n El reloj es muy<\/strong> bonito (The watch is very beautiful)<\/p>\n In this case, muy<\/strong> is an adverb to say how beautiful it the watch<\/p>\n Mi casa est\u00e1 bastante cerca <\/strong>(My house is pretty close)<\/p>\n Cerca<\/span> modifies the verb est\u00e1<\/span> explaining where her\/his home is. Bastante<\/span> modifies the adverb cerca<\/span> explaining how far his \/her home is.<\/p>\n In this section, we will study some of the most common and important adverbs in Spanish<\/em>. They can be classified in: adverbs of time, place, manner and quantity.<\/p>\n Adverbs of time in Spanish -Ahora (in this moment, now): Estoy en Madrid ahora (I am in Madrid in this moment)<\/p>\n -Hoy (today): Hoy es mi cumplea\u00f1os (Today is my birthday)<\/p>\n -Ma\u00f1ana (tomorrow): Ma\u00f1ana es domingo (Tomorrow is Sunday)<\/p>\n -Ayer (yesterday): Ayer fui al cine (Yesterday, I went to the cinema)<\/p>\n -Antes (before, previously): Llama antes de entra (call before come in)<\/p>\n -Despu\u00e9s (after): Voy al teatro despu\u00e9s de trabajar (I am going to the theatre after work)<\/p>\n -Anteayer (The day before yesterday): Anteayer no dorm\u00ed\u00ad bien (I didn’t sleep well the day before yesterday)<\/p>\n -Todav\u00eda, Aun (yet, still): Estoy todav\u00eda en casa (I am still at home)<\/p>\n -Cuando (when): Veo la tele cuando como (I watch telly when I eat)<\/p>\n -Entonces (then): Estaba durmiendo y entonces me despert\u00f3 (I was sleeping and then I woke up)<\/p>\n -Jam\u00e1s, nunca (never): Jam\u00e1s aprender\u00e9 alem\u00e1n (I will never learn german)<\/p>\n -Siempre (always): Siempre escucho m\u00fasica (I always listen to music)<\/p>\n -Luego (later): Hasta luego (See you later)<\/p>\n -Mientras (while): Voy a ducharme mientras cenas (I am having a shower while you dinner)<\/p>\n -Tarde (late): No llegues tarde (Don\u00b4t be late)<\/p>\n -Temprano (early): Me levanto temprano (I wake up early)<\/p>\n -Ya (already, by now, yet): Ya he hecho los ejercicios (I have already done the exercise)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Abajo (below, downstairs): El ba\u00f1o est\u00e1 abajo (The bathroom is downstairs)<\/p>\n -Arriba (above, on top, overhead, upstairs): Vivo en el piso de arriba (I live in the top floor)<\/p>\n -Encima (above, on top, upstairs): Las llaves est\u00e1n encima de la mesa (The keys are on the table)<\/p>\n -Dentro \/ Adentro (in, inside): La ropa est\u00e1 dentro del armario (The cloths are inside the wardrove)<\/p>\n -Fuera \/ Afuera (out, outside): Deja la bici fuera de casa (Leave the bike out of the house)<\/p>\n -Aqu\u00ed\u00ad, ac\u00e1 (here): Ven aqu\u00ed (come here)<\/p>\n -All\u00ed, all\u00e1(there): La fruta est\u00e1 all\u00e1 (The fruit is there)<\/p>\n -Cerca (close, near, nearby): Mi casa est\u00e1 cerca (Mi house is near here)<\/p>\n -Lejos (away): Londres est\u00e1 lejos de Edimburgo (London is away from Edinburgh)<\/p>\n -Delante (ahead, in front of): Hay un bar delante de t\u00fa casa (There is a bar in front of your house)<\/p>\n -Detr\u00e1s (behind, after): Hay un parque detr\u00e1s del hospital (There is a park behind the hospital)<\/p>\n -Enfrente (opposite): La silla est\u00e1 en frente de la mesa (The chair is opposite the table)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Adrede (intentionally, on purpose): Perd\u00f3n, no fue adrede (Pardon, it wasn’t on purpose)<\/p>\n -Alto (aloud,loud): Habla m\u00e1s alto por favor (Speak louder please)<\/p>\n -Bajo (low,silently): Habla bajo, es muy tarde (Speak low it is late)<\/p>\n -Deprisa, aprisa, r\u00e1pido (fast, quickly, swiftly): Vamos m\u00e1s deprisa, es tarde (Let’s walk faster, it’s late)<\/p>\n -Despacio (slowly): Habla despacio (Speak slowly)<\/p>\n -As\u00ed\u00ad (like this, so, that way, thus): As\u00ed no es (It is not like this)<\/p>\n -Bien (well,goog, correct): Este examen est\u00e1 bien (This exam is good)<\/p>\n -Mal (badly, bad): Mi pie est\u00e1 mal (My foot is badly)<\/p>\n -Casi (almost, nearly): El vaso est\u00e1 casi vac\u00edo (The glass is almost empty)<\/p>\n -Claro (clear,clearly): El problema est\u00e1 claro (The problem is clear)<\/p>\n -Como (as, like, such as): Soy espa\u00f1ol como t\u00fa ( I am Spanish like you)<\/p>\n -Duro (hard): Este rock es muy duro (This rock is hard)<\/p>\n -Suave, blando (soft): La camiseta es suave (The t-shirt is soft)<\/p>\n -Pronto (soon): Vuelve pronto (Come back soon)<\/p>\n Adverbs of quantity in Spanish <\/p>\n -Algo (some, something, not much): Necesito comer algo (I need to eat something)<\/p>\n -Apenas (barely, hardly, only just, scarcely): No puedo ver apenas (I can hardly see anything)<\/p>\n -Bastante, suficiente (enough): Hay bastante comida para todos (There is food enogh for everybody)<\/p>\n -Demasiado (too, much): Londres es demasiado caro (London is too expensive)<\/p>\n -M\u00e1s (more): No quiero m\u00e1s vino (I don’t want more wine)<\/p>\n -Menos (less): Madrid es menos fr\u00eda que Bilbao (Madrid is a less cold city than Bilbao)<\/p>\n -Mucho (a lot of, much, very): He aprendido mucho (I have learnt a lot)<\/p>\n -Poco (little): Hablo un poco de espa\u00f1ol (I speak a little bit of Spanish )<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adverbs ending in mente<\/strong> in Spanish The majority of adverbs in English end in ly<\/strong> are used in You can form an adverb from almost any adjective in Spanish. You just have to take the femenine form of the adjective and add mente<\/strong> to the end. Here you have some examples.<\/p>\n (adjective = femenine form\u00a0 +\u00a0mente<\/strong> =\u00a0 adverb )<\/p>\n absoluto\/absoluta (absolute) : absolutamente (absolutely)<\/p>\n tranquilo\/tranquila (tranquil) : tranquilamente (tranquilly)<\/p>\n lento\/ lenta (slow): lentamente (slowly)<\/p>\n r\u00e1pido\/r\u00e1pida (fast): r\u00e1pidamente (quickly)<\/p>\n suave (soft): suavemente (softly)<\/p>\nBoth, bastante and cerca are Spanish adverbs.<\/h2>\n
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\nspanish with the ending mente<\/strong>. Think of words like loudly, roughly, calmly, completely, quickly or easily. Fortunately, Spanish language has a specific ending making it easier for the students.<\/p>\n