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Adverbs ending in —ément derived from adjectives ending in —e
A small number of adverbs ending in -ément have been created from adjectives ending in -e: some always end in -e, others are the feminine form of adjectives:
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Intransitive verbs and auxiliary « avoir » & Vous and Tu Complete Guide.
Adjectives which always end in –e[edit | edit source]
Adjective | English | Adverb | English |
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énorme | enormous | énormément | enormously |
immense | immense | immensément | immensely |
intense | intense | intensément | intensely |
uniforme | uniform | uniformément | uniformly |
commode | useful | commodément | usefully |
Exceptions[edit | edit source]
Adjective | English | Adverb | English |
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probable | probable | probablement | probably |
véritable | real | véritablement | really |
Feminine forms[edit | edit source]
Adjective | Feminine | English | Adverb | English |
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commun | commune | common | communément | commonly |
confus | confuse | embarrassed | confusément | embarrassedly |
importun | importune | disagreeable | importunément | disagreeably |
obscur | obscure | obscure | obscurément | obscurely |
opportun | opportune | appropriate | opportunément | appropriately |
profond | profonde | deep | profondément | deeply |
profus | profuse | profuse | profusément | profusely (literary) |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Subjunctive Mood
- "C'est" or "Ce sont"
- Relative Clause
- Indirect and Direct Transitive Verbs
- Colour adjective compounds
- Nouns
- il or ça alternating with clauses or infinitives as subjects
- Irregular plurals for nouns ending in –ail
- Use of jamais
- Subject verb agreement
- Relations between verbs and their complements
- Verbs with prepositions
- Nouns which change meaning when they change gender
- Marked use of tu
- Omission of the article in compound nouns linked by à