Grammatica - loco

Chapter 10
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Adverbs
Bijwoorden
12111 Defining exactly what constitutes an adverb is difficult. They are those
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7 look first at the simplest adverbs, i.e. those derived from adjectives, and
8 to list the most common adverbs of time and place (see TMP rule, 10.3)
9 as well as interrogative adverbs and finally to look briefly at the formation
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The adverb and adjective are identical in Dutch, i.e. Dutch does not have
any equivalent of the English ‘-ly’ ending (see the suffix -(e)lijk in 9.7.1),
e.g. Hij is snel; hij rent snel ‘He is quick; he runs quickly’. But adverbs,
unlike adjectives, do not inflect, which is why in the following sentences
ontzettend, verschrikkelijk and typisch have no ending but leuk, oud and
Nederlands do:
9 een ontzettend leuke tas an awfully nice bag
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een verschrikkelijk oude man a terribly old man
2 een typisch Nederlandse hoed a typically Dutch hat
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een verschrikkelijke(,) oude man a terrible old man
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10.1 Comparative and superlative of adverbs
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