ADVERBS OF PLACE
Adverbs of place can indicate distance in relation to a person or a thing. They always answer the question: ¿Dónde?(Where?)
AQUI -> near me
AHÍ -> near you
ALLÍ -> far away from both of us
ABAJO -> under
ARRIBA -> above
ENFRENTE -> opposite
DENTRO -> inside
FUERA -> outside
DELANTE -> in front
DETRÁS -> behind
LEJOS -> far away
CERCA -> close
ENCIMA -> above
DEBAJO -> under
ALREDEDOR -> around
It is common to pair two adverbs of place together.
ex. Lo he dejado allí abajo.
Jose ven aquí arriba.
ADVERBS OF TIME
Adverbs of time inform regarding the time around which an action happened. They answer to the question:¿Cuándo?(When?)
AHORA -> now
LUEGO -> then
DESPUÉS -> later
ENTONCES -> then
AYER -> yesterday
MAÑANA -> tomorrow
HOY -> today
ANOCHE -> yesterday evening
TEMPRANO -> early
PRONTO -> early
TARDE -> late
There are adverbs of time with less precise uses.
-Todavía/Aún: is utilised to refer to actions which have started in the past but stil continue in the present.
ex. Todavía vivo con mis padres. (I stil live with my parents).
-Ya: used to refer to past actions which have already finished.
ex. Ya he terminado los deberes. (I already fininshed my homework).
-Ya no: used to describe actions that were certain in the past but are not in the present.
ex. Ya no vivo con mis padres. (I don’t live with my parents anymore).
ADVERBS OF MANNER
Adverbs of manner indicate how an action happens or in which way it is accomplished. They always answer to the question: ¿Cómo? (How?)
Adverbs of manner are formed by adding –mente to the adjectives.
FÁCIL -> FÁCILMENTE
SIMPATICO -> SIMPATICAMENTE
DIFICIL -> DIFICILMENTE
But there are some irregular adverbs of manner, like:
BUENO -> BIEN
MALI -> MAL
RÁPIDO -> DEPRISA
And some adverbs are exactly the same as the adjectives.
ALTO -> ALTO
BAJO -> BAJO
LENTO -> LENTO/LENTAMENTE
Important: In Spanish, to say “so”, “this way”, you use “ASí”.
ADVERBS OF QUANTITY
Adverbs of quantity attribute different levels of intensity to the verbs and adjectives they follow. If the adjective or the verb is affirmative, the adverb empathises them positively. If they are negative, the adverb empathises them negatively.
MUY -> A LOT
BASTANTE -> ENOUGH
ALGO -> A BIT
UN POCO -> A BIT
POCO -> A LITTLE BIT
DEMASIADO -> TOO MUCH
NADA -> NOTHING
MUCHO -> A LOT
ex.Es muy guapo.
Es bastante trabajador/Trabaja bastante.
Es algo tarde/Estudia algo.
Es un poco vago/Estudia un poco.
Es poco cariñoso/Quiere poco a su perro.
Es demasiado rápido/Corre demasiado.
No es nada guapo/No hace nada.
Come mucho.
There are combinations of adverbs that create a singular one.
Muy + Mucho = DEMASIADO
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