Adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs
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uyant : bruyammant (noisy, noisily)<br />
étonnant : étonnamment (surprising, surprisingly)<br />
• When the adjective ends in -ent, the adverb will end in -emment, however, it is still pronounced<br />
-amment.<br />
innocent : innocemment (innocent, innocently)<br />
intelligent : intelligemment (smart, smartly)<br />
différent : différemment (different, differently)<br />
Placement of adverbs :<br />
• If an adverb modifies a verb, it will be placed directly after the verb, or between the auxiliary verb and the<br />
past participle in a composite tense.<br />
Elle court beaucoup. (She runs a lot.)<br />
Il a bien réussi son coup. (She pulled it off well.)<br />
• In a composite tense, longer or less common manner adverbs are placed after the past participle.<br />
Josiane a parlé doucement. (Josiane spoke softly.)<br />
Il a parlé poliment. (He spoke politely.)<br />
• Some adverbs of time are placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.<br />
Aujourd’hui, nous partons en vacances. (Today, we’re leaving on a vacation.)<br />
Nous sommes allés au marché hier. (We went to the market yesterday.)<br />
Ils sont partis tard. (They left late.)<br />
• Most adverbs of place follow the past participle.<br />
Nous sommes allés dehors. (We went outside.)<br />
Je l’ai vu là-bas. (I saw it there.)<br />
There are a few fixed expressions in which an adjective functions as an adverb and is therefore invariable.<br />
coûter cher (to cost a lot)<br />
sentir bon, sentir mauvais (to smell good, to smell bad)<br />
travailler dur (to work hard)<br />
parler fort, parler bas (to speak loudly, to speak softly)<br />
Continue to practice forming and using adverbs. <strong>Adverbs</strong> are important words that are used in everyday<br />
language, both orally and written. When practicing, do not forget to pay particular attention to the<br />
placement of adverbs, as this is done differently in French than in English.<br />
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