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Adverbs in Esperanto
In this lesson, we'll talk about the adverb. An adverb can be compared to an adjective but instead of describing a noun it describes a verb. In other words, it tells "how" something happens.
An example: "The little boy runs quickly". Here we see "little" as an adjective, saying something about "boy", but we also see the word "quickly" saying something about the verb "runs".
How does the boy run? The boys runs quickly. "quickly" is called the adverb in this sentence because it tells us something about a verb.
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Gender, Negation, Present Tense & WORD BUILDING.
Grammar rules in Esperanto[edit | edit source]
- All nouns end in -O or -OJ if they're plural
- All adjectives end in -A or -AJ if the noun is plural
- All adverbs end in –E
Example[edit | edit source]
The big man writes beautifully. | (to write = skribi): La granda (adj.) viro (noun) skribas (verb) bele (adv.) |
The boys cry loudly. | La knaboj (noun) laǔte (adv.) ploras (verb) |
---(note that the adverb appears before the verb here, but that's just a matter of choice, it could also be put after the verb) | |
The child sleeps well. | La infano dormas bone |
Sources[edit | edit source]
https://unilang.org/course.php?res=64
Videos[edit | edit source]
Esperanto lesson 3: Pronouns, infinitives, present tense, adverbs ...[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- ADVERBS
- Past Participle in Esperanto
- Interrogation
- Pronouns
- Possessive Case in Esperanto
- Possesive Adjectives
- THE PARTICIPLES
- Word Order
- Conditional Mood
- THE NEGATIVE