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Manner adverbs

Adverbs which describe the manner in which something is done are manner adverbs:

• Je dors bien

I sleep well

• Les choses tournent mal

Things are turning out badly

TABLE: Typical manner adverbs

Examples

Representative examples:

• Il s'est toujours comporté ainsi

He always behaved like that

• Tu chantes bien

You sing well

• Mets-toi debout

Stand up

• Il a mal lu l'étiquette

He misread the label

• Hier soir ça n'allait guère mieux

It was hardly any better yesterday evening

• Je l'oublierai très facilement

I'll forget it very easily

• Elle étendait soigneusement son tailleur

She carefully laid out her suit