Adverbs are words that modify, or change the meaning of, verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Here are some examples in English:
In English, adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective. In Latin, the way an adverb is formed depends on the type of adjective from which it is formed.
Adverbs are formed from first and second declension adjectives by adding -e to the stem.
Examples:
Adverbs are formed from third declension adjectives by adding -iter to the stem.
Examples:
Here are some examples in English:
- quietly
- today
- tomorrow
- quickly
- well
In English, adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective. In Latin, the way an adverb is formed depends on the type of adjective from which it is formed.
Adverbs are formed from first and second declension adjectives by adding -e to the stem.
Examples:
- malus, mala, malum (bad) --> male (badly)
- pius, pia, pium (pious) --> pie (piously)
Adverbs are formed from third declension adjectives by adding -iter to the stem.
Examples:
- fortis, forte (strong) --> fortiter (strongly)
- celer, celeris, celere --> celeriter (swiftly)
