Adjective or Adverb / Lesson

ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB

[size=16]THE DIFFERENCE

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An adjective tells us more about a noun. Example: an expensive car, a clever
An adverb tells us more about a verb. Example: He talked nervously.
Wie ist eine Person (Sache)? »»» adjective.
Wie tut eine Person etwas? »»» adverb.

THE ADVERB

HOW TO FORM

Adjective + ly

sad
sadly quiet
quietly
nervous
nervously soft
softly

Adjectives ending in -y »»» ily

happy happily angry angrily

[size=12]Adjectives ending in le »»» ly

terrible terribly capable capably

Adjectives ending in ly

friendly in a friendly way / manner daily daily
lively in a lively way / manner early early
lonely in a lonely way / manner monthly monthly
lovely in a lovely way / manner weekly weekly
silly in a silly way / manner yearly yearly
Irregular forms

good
well
low
low

fast
fast
straight
straight

hard
hard
extra
extra

long
long
doubtless
doubtless

Double forms

hard
hard
hardly = kaum

near
near
nearly = beinahe

late
late
lately = in letzter Zeit

HOW TO USE THE ADVERB

Verb + adverb
The adverb describes a verb ( eine Tätigkeit wird näher beschrieben).

Example: He drove carefully.
verb adverb
She sold her house quickly
verb adverb

Adjective + adverb
The adverb describes an adjective (ein Adjektiv wird näher beschrieben).

Example: Her necklace was horribly expensive.
adverb adjective
She was terribly sorry.
adverb adjective

Adverb + adverb
The adverb describes an adverb (ein Adverb wird näher beschrieben).

Example: They played terribly badly.
adverb adverb
He did his homework absolutely correctly.
adverb
adverb

No adverb with the following verbs

forms of to be: am, is, are, was, were, will be, have been, had been
seem get turn grow sound
look (aussehen) feel taste become smell

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