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

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 |kas saate minust nüüd aru?
 |Do you  understand me now ?
+|-
+|[adverb  + adjective]
+|ta on väga intelligentne
+|She is very  intelligent
 |-
 |[noun + adverb]
@@ Line 36: / Line 40: @@
 |I need help  immediately
 |-
-|[adverb  + adjective]
+|[adverb in a question]
-|ta on väga intelligentne
+|kas me võiksime koos saksa keelt õppida?
-|She is very  intelligent
+|Can we learn  German together?
 |-
 |[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?
 |}
 ==Sources==
 * http://mylanguages.org/estonian_adverbs.php
 * http://learn101.org/fr/estonien_grammaire.php