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Adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form the adverb with -amment and -emment, respectively:
Adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form the adverb with -amment and -emment, respectively:


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There are three forms which do not follow this pattern exactly:
There are three forms which do not follow this pattern exactly:
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NB: véhémentement is quite rare, and avec véhémence is usually preferred.
NB: véhémentement is quite rare, and avec véhémence is usually preferred.


3 forms follow the pattern, but the present participles from which they derive no longer exist in modern French:
3 forms follow the pattern, but the present participles from which they derive no longer exist in modern French:
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==Related Lessons==
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-jamais|Use of jamais]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-jamais|Use of jamais]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural-forms-of-adjectives-—-Adjectives-which-end-in-al|Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in al]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural-forms-of-adjectives-—-Adjectives-which-end-in-al|Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in al]]
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Active-Voice-and-Passive-Voice|Active Voice and Passive Voice]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Active-Voice-and-Passive-Voice|Active Voice and Passive Voice]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/tard-versus-en-retard|tard versus en retard]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/tard-versus-en-retard|tard versus en retard]]
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Adverbs ending in —amment and —eminent derived from adjectives ending in —ant or —ent

Adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form the adverb with -amment and -emment, respectively:

Adjective English Adverb English
abondant abundant abondamment abundantly
apparent apparent apparemment apparently
brillant brilliant brillamment brilliantly
constant constant constamment constantly
courant current couramment fluently
précédent preceding précédemment beforehand
prudent prudent prudemment prudently
violent violent violemment violently
vaillant valorous vaillamment with valour

There are three forms which do not follow this pattern exactly:

Adjective English Adverb English
lent slow lentement slowly
présent present présentement presently
véhément vehement véhémentement vehemently

NB: véhémentement is quite rare, and avec véhémence is usually preferred.

3 forms follow the pattern, but the present participles from which they derive no longer exist in modern French:

Verb Adverb
French noter (notant - old French) notamment
English to note notably
French (scire - old French/Latin) sciemment
English knowingly

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]