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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:
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:
<span link>Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Intransitive-verbs-and-auxiliary-«-avoir-»|Intransitive verbs and auxiliary « avoir »]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/Vous-and-Tu-Complete-Guide|Vous and Tu Complete Guide]].
==Adjectives which always end in –e==
==Adjectives which always end in –e==


{| class="wikitable"
!Adjective 
!English
!Adverb
!English
|-
|énorme
|enormous
|énormément
|enormously
|-
|immense
|immense
|immensément
|immensely
|-
|intense
|intense
|intensément
|intensely
|-
|uniforme
|uniform
|uniformément
|uniformly
|-
|commode
|useful
|commodément 
|usefully
|}
==Exceptions==


{| class="wikitable"
!Adjective 
!English
!Adverb
!English
|-
|probable
|probable
|probablement
|probably
|-
|véritable
|real
|véritablement
|really
|}


==Feminine forms==
{| class="wikitable"
!Adjective
!Feminine
!English
!Adverb
!English
|-
|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)
|}


==Exceptions==
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subjunctive-Mood|Subjunctive Mood]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/"C'est"-or-"Ce-sont"|"C'est" or "Ce sont"]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Relative-Clause|Relative Clause]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Indirect-and-Direct-Transitive-Verbs|Indirect and Direct Transitive Verbs]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Colour-adjective-compounds|Colour adjective compounds]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/il-or-ça-alternating-with-clauses-or-infinitives-as-subjects|il or ça alternating with clauses or infinitives as subjects]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Irregular-plurals-for-nouns-ending-in-–ail|Irregular plurals for nouns ending in –ail]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-jamais|Use of jamais]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-verb-agreement|Subject verb agreement]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Relations-between-verbs-and-their-complements|Relations between verbs and their complements]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Verbs-with-prepositions|Verbs with prepositions]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-change-meaning-when-they-change-gender|Nouns which change meaning when they change gender]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Marked-use-of-tu|Marked use of tu]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article-in-compound-nouns-linked-by-à|Omission of the article in compound nouns linked by à]]
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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
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
probable probable probablement probably
véritable real véritablement really

Feminine forms[edit | edit source]

Adjective Feminine English Adverb English
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]

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