Class Activity 401a |
This lesson is about Spanish adverbs. It includes all the various types of adverbs used under different circumstances. The Adverb The adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Examples:
In Spanish adverbs are classified
according to their meaning, depending on the circumstances that the adverb
indicates.
a) Adverbios de Afirmación These adverbs respond to various
questions. These are sí, cierto,
también, increíblemente
Note: Sí takes an accute accent. b) Adverbios de Cantidad These adverbs respond to the question
¿cuánto? In English cuánto means
how many? and how much? The adverbs are: más,
poco, menos, mucho, demasiado, bastante.
These adverbs respond to any
question using words that express doubt such as
tal
vez, quizás, acaso.
d) Adverbios de Lugar These adverbs respond to the question
words, ¿dónde?, ¿adónde?,
¿en dónde? The most common place
adverbs are aquí, allí, allá, cerca, debajo, encima
y lejos.
Note: Adonde is used when we ask for a site. e) Adverbios de Modo These adverbs respond to the question
¿como?
Some adverb examples in this category are: bien, mal, fuerte,
adrede, despacio, rápido, lento, fantástico,
con amor, con alegría, tristemente, malamente.
Most adverbs ending in mente are belong to this category. The adverb is formed from the endings of a feminine adjective where it is available otherwise the word mente is added to the existing adjective. Examples:
f) Adverbios de Negación These are those used in negative
sentences. Spanish adverbs in negative sentence are: nunca, jamás,
no, tampoco.
g) Adverbios de Orden These adverbs belong to those formed
with the sufix mente and respond to the question ¿which
order? The Adverb can refer to the time or the place such as
in primeramente and sucesivamente.
h) Adverbios de Tiempo These adverbs respond to the question
¿Cuándo? Among these adverbs are: ayer, mañana,
hoy,
después,
luego,
pronto, todavía,
siempre, tarde, temprano.
The time adverbs tell when, how and where the action happens. |
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20, 2001
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