Adverbs (Adverbios)

List of Basic Adverbs
 

Time	Place	Manner
ahora in this moment, now antaño the last year anteayer the day before yesterday antes previously, preferably aun (aun) yet, still ayer yesterday cuando when después after entonces then hogaño this year hoy today jamás never luego soon mañana tomorrow mientras while, whilst nunca never siempre ever tarde late temprano early todavía still, yet ya already, by now, yet	abajo below, downstairs acá here, over here, this way acullá thither, there adentro in afuera outside ahí there, yonder allá there allende on this side allí there, yonder ante before aquí here arriba above, on top, overhead, upstairs cerca close, near, nearby delante ahead, formerly, previously dentro inside detrás behind, after  donde where encima above, on top, upstairs enfrente in front of fuera outside lejos away	adrede intentionally, on purpose alto aloud aprisa fast, quickly, swiftly así like this, so, that way, thus bajo silently bien well casi almost, nearly claro clearly como as, like, such as cual as, like, such as despacio slowly duro hard excepto exceptedly mal badly pronto soon recio strongly rudo brutally salvo with the exception of sereno calmly   See also Derived Adverbs.
Quantity	Affirmation	Negation
algo some, not much apenas barely, hardly, only just, scarcely bastante enough  casi almost cuanto (cuan) as much (many) demasiado too, much harto enough, sufficiently  más more menos less mucho a lot of, much, very poco little tanto (tan) that much	así thus certamente certainly, sure sí yes tambien also  verdaderamente really, actually	jamás never ni neither  no no nunca never tampoco also not, neither
Doubt	Exclusion	Inclusion
acaso maybe, perhaps, possibly  por lo visto apparently, seemingly quizás (quizá) maybe, perhaps, possibly talvez maybe, perhaps, possibly	apenas barely, hardly, (only) just salvo but, except, save sino but solo only tampoco also not	además moreover aún still, yet demás moreover hasta even, till, until  mismo even tambien also, too
Order	Designation	Interrogation
después after	he behold! see! there! here!	¿adónde? to where? ¿dónde? where? ¿cómo? how? ¿cuándo? when? ¿cuánto? how much (many) ¿porque? why?

 
 
Derived Adverbs

A lot of adverbs are derived regularly from the feminine forms of the adjectives by adding the suffix -mente (this pattern appeared in the Vulgar Latin), cf.

• claro : claramente
• temporal : temporalmente
• valiente : valientemente

The derived adverbs are of:

• manner (mainly): claramente clearly etc.;
• time: antiguamente anciently;
• affirmation: efectivamente effectively, realmente really;
• doubt: posiblemente possibly, probabilmente probably;
• exclusion: exclusivamente exclusively, simplemente simply, solamente solely, unicamente uniquely;
• inclusion inclusivamente inclusively;
• order primeramente first, ultimamente ultimately;
• etc.

Some adverbs are formed from the adjectives by the way of conversion (in other words their forms coincide with the masculine forms of the adjectives), cf.:

• claro clear adj.; clearly adv.
• duro hard adj.; hard adv.
• lento slow adj.; slowly adv.
• mucho numerous adj.; many adv.
• poco few adj.; some adv.
• recio recent adj.; recently adv.

• claro : clarísimo
• mucho : muchísimo
• poco : poquísimo.

 

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