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There are a few adverbs ending in -ment which are derived from nouns and function like degree adverbs. These would be used only in spoken French: vachement in particular is used in very informal spoken French: | There are a few adverbs ending in -ment which are derived from nouns and function like degree adverbs. These would be used only in spoken French: vachement in particular is used in very informal spoken French: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|French Adjective | |||
|Phrase in French | |||
|Translation in English | |||
|- | |||
|bougrement | |||
|C'est bougrement difficile | |||
|It's bloody difficult | |||
|- | |||
|diablement | |||
|Cette voiture est diablement lourde | |||
|This car is hellishly heavy | |||
|- | |||
|vachement | |||
|Elle est vachement jolie | |||
|She's bloody good-looking | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 14:38, 21 October 2021
Adverbs ending in —ment derived from nouns
There are a few adverbs ending in -ment which are derived from nouns and function like degree adverbs. These would be used only in spoken French: vachement in particular is used in very informal spoken French:
| French Adjective | Phrase in French | Translation in English |
| bougrement | C'est bougrement difficile | It's bloody difficult |
| diablement | Cette voiture est diablement lourde | This car is hellishly heavy |
| vachement | Elle est vachement jolie | She's bloody good-looking |