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9.3 - Estructuras - adverbios que terminan en -mente
Estructuras
Adverbs are an important tool to have to be able to add detail to our work in Spanish. We’ve already looked at adverbs of time; when we talk in the future, present or past we use adverbs of time to help us identify when specifically we are talking about.
We are going to look at adverbios que terminan en “-mente”, which are formed out of adjectives. But unlike adjectives, adverbs do not need to match a noun in gender and number because adverbs modify or describe a verb.
One adverb that you are probably already familiar with is “igualmente”, which means “equally” or “likewise”, which we often use when we are meeting someone for the first time.
“Hola, me llamo Jorge, mucho gusto.”
“Igualmente, soy Irene.”
“Igualmente, soy Irene.”
A. Most adjectives change to match the gender/number when it modifies a noun. When we want to make adverbs out of these adjectives, we use the feminine form and add the ending “-mente”.
Por ejemplo: rápido / rápida
As an adjective: Es una carretera muy
rápida.
As an adverb: Mauricio conduce rápidamente en la carretera
As an adverb: Mauricio conduce rápidamente en la carretera
OJO: If the adjective has an accent, the adverb keeps the accent.
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B. There are adjectives that do not change to match in gender/number when it modifies a noun. When we want to make adverbs out of these adjectives, we will keep the adjective as it is and add the ending “-mente”.
Por ejemplo: fácil
As an adjective: La prueba fue muy
fácil ayer.
As an adverb: Yo respondí a todas las preguntas de la prueba fácilmente.
As an adverb: Yo respondí a todas las preguntas de la prueba fácilmente.
Adjetivo | Adjetivo femenino + mente | Adverbio |
básico | → básica + mente | básicamente |
verdadero | → verdadera + mente | verdaderamente |
estúpido | → estúpida + mente | estupidamente |
aproximado | → aproximada + mente | aproximadamente |
frecuente | → frecuente + mente | frecuentemente |
feliz | → feliz + mente | felizmente |
Unos ejemplos
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¿Puedes pensar en unos ejemplos de frases con los siguientes adverbios?
amablemente | atentamente | casualmente | claramente |
constantemente | dificilmente | estupendamente | extraordinariamente |
lentamente | mayormente | normalmente | perfectamente |
seguramente | sencillamente | silenciosamente | tranquilamente |
generalmente | normalmente | honestamente | realmente |