Difference between revisions of "Language/Standard-estonian/Grammar/Adverbs"

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In today's lesson, we will learn how to form adverbs in Estonian.

While in English adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to adjectives.

In Estonian many adverbs are formed from adjectives, simply by using the ablative case of the adjective.

However it's not always the case.

Some words are adverbs by nature.

Examples:

The following examples use adverbs in different ways and places to demonstrate how it behaves in a sentence.

Formula	Estonian	Translation
[pronoun + verb + adverb]	kas saate minust nüüd aru?	Do you understand me now ?
[noun + adverb]	vajan kohe abi	I need help immediately
[adverb + adjective]	ta on väga intelligentne	She is very intelligent
[verb + adverb]	ma jään teid alati armastama	I will always love you
[adverb in a question]	kas me võiksime koos saksa keelt õppida?	Can we learn German together?

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 The following examples use adverbs in different ways and places to demonstrate how it behaves in a sentence.
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 ==Sources==
 * http://mylanguages.org/estonian_adverbs.php
 * http://learn101.org/fr/estonien_grammaire.php