Adverbs
Adverbs are descriptive words that give information about time, place, manner, or degree, and answer questions such as when?, where?, how much?, to what extent? They modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even whole sentences.
Adverbs are descriptive words that give information about time, place, manner, or degree, and answer questions such as when?, where?, how much?, to what extent? They modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even whole sentences.
E.g.: today, often, here, well, beautifully
Adverbs are not declined, and many must be memorized.
Some adverbs, however, can be formed from adjectives.
pulcher (beautiful) -> pulchrē (beautifully)
celer (quick) -> celer-iter (quickly)
acer (keen) -> acr-iter (keenly)
but: sapiens, sapientis (wise) -> sapient-er (wisely)
poten, potentis (powerful) -> potent-er (powerfully)
Some adverbs, however, can be formed from adjectives.
- First/Second declension (2-1-2) adjectives: base + -ē.
pulcher (beautiful) -> pulchrē (beautifully)
- Third declension adjectives typically are formed base + -iter; but if the base ends in -nt- only -er is added:
celer (quick) -> celer-iter (quickly)
acer (keen) -> acr-iter (keenly)
but: sapiens, sapientis (wise) -> sapient-er (wisely)
poten, potentis (powerful) -> potent-er (powerfully)