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===Futur Simple | French Grammar Explained in English - YouTube===
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English and French adverb formation

-ly is a more productive form in English than -ment is in French. Therefore, not every English form in -ly will find a ready translation in -ment in French. The most frequent solution is an adverbial phrase introduced by a preposition such as avec, d'une manière. . ., d'une façon. . ., sur un ton . . .:

French English
avec colère, sur le ton de la colère angrily
d'une manière concise, avec concision concisely
avec charme, d'une manière charmante charmingly
avec beaucoup de talent/d'imagination creatively
sur le ton de la plaisanterie jokingly
de façon possessive possessively
de façon réfléchie reflectively
avec tristesse sadly
avec entêtement stubbornly
de façon surprenante, à ma/ta grande surprise surprisingly
sur un ton vengeur vengefully

When colours are used as adverbs they are preceded by en:


French English
le colorier en bleu  to colour it blue
le peindre en rouge  to paint it red

When shapes are used as adverbs, they have to be turned into an expression involving a noun in French:

French English
lui donner une forme ronde  to make it round
le couper au carré  to cut it square

Videos

Futur Simple | French Grammar Explained in English - YouTube