Read and learn about adverbs!
Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences. They describe how, when, where, why, to what extent, or how often an action occurs and provide additional information about actions or qualities.
Piemērs:
She sings beautifully.
Adverbs of manner answer the question "How?"
Piemērs:
quickly, slowly, loudly, beautifully
He ran quickly.
He ran quickly.
Adverbs of time answer the question "When?"
Piemērs:
yesterday, today, soon, now, later
She will arrive tomorrow.
She will arrive tomorrow.
Adverbs of place answer the question "Where?"
Piemērs:
here, there, nearby, outside, everywhere
The children are playing outside.
The children are playing outside.
Adverbs of frequency answer the question "How often?"
Piemērs:
always, often, sometimes, rarely, never
He always eats breakfast.
He always eats breakfast.
Adverbs of degree answer the question "How much?"
Piemērs:
very, quite, too, enough, almost, completely
I am very tired.
I am very tired.
Adverbs can be placed in different parts of a sentence:
At the beginning of the sentence (often for emphasis).
Piemērs:
Yesterday, I went to the park.
Before the main verb or after the helping verb.
Piemērs:
She always eats breakfast.
He has already left.
He has already left.
At the end of the sentence (common for adverbs of manner, place, and time).
Piemērs:
They sang beautifully.
Many adverbs are regular and are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
Piemērs:
quick → quickly, beautiful → beautifully
Irregular adverbs do not follow the -ly rule.
Piemērs:
good → well, fast → fast, hard → hard, late → late
Adverbs can show degrees of comparison like adjectives:
Positive degree is the base form.
Piemērs:
He runs fast.
Comparative degree is made by adding -er or using the word more.
Piemērs:
She runs faster than him.
Superlative degree is made by adding -est or using the word most.
Piemērs:
He runs the fastest in the race.