3.3.1 Adverbs - an introduction
Adverbs describe a verb, an adjective or another adverbs. They are unchangeable, that also means that they do not care about gender or number of anything in the sentence.
Regular, derived (meaning derived from an adjective: see next lesson) English adverbs describing verbs have the ending -ly.
He builds his house very slowly.
They build their house rather quickly.
We dance nicely together
They build their house rather quickly.
We dance nicely together
Other adverbs are not that easily recognised.
I think it's rather stupid to do so.
You can't break into a well guarded home.
He eats quite a lot.
You can't break into a well guarded home.
He eats quite a lot.
Over there is a house..
Here it happened.
Here it happened.
One thing is quite clear: the difference between adverbs and adjectives. Adjectives describe a noun. And they change according to the noun they are referring to. Have a look.
Adjectives vs. Adverbs
El está cansado. = He is tired.
Ella está cansada. = She is tired.
Nosotros estamos cansados. = We are tired.
El está aquí. = He is here.
Ella está aquí. = She is here.
Nosotros estamos aquí. = We are here.
Ella está cansada. = She is tired.
Nosotros estamos cansados. = We are tired.
El está aquí. = He is here.
Ella está aquí. = She is here.
Nosotros estamos aquí. = We are here.
3.3.2 Original adverbs
Originated adverbs are not derived from adjectives. That kind of adjectives are for instance rather, quite, here, well. There are loads of them.
Then there are the derived adverbs that follow a certain system:
Formation of derived adverbs
The car is slow. => He drives slowly.
A motorcycle is dangerous. => They drive dangerously.
He has a simple mind. => He simply goes to work every day.
A motorcycle is dangerous. => They drive dangerously.
He has a simple mind. => He simply goes to work every day.