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Adverbs |
Adverbs in french often, as in english, describes time, place, mode or grade. The adverb adds to
a verb or an adjective.
Examples of adverbs in french: très, hier, demain, loin, bientôt, souvent, partout, beaucoup, bien, mal, lent(e), y and en. Conjugation: Adverbs are conjugated in first, second and third grade, but are not conjugated in singular and plural, feminine and masculine. Ex: good, better, best |
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1. grade | 2. grade | 3. grade | |||||||
elle parle vite | elle parte plus vite | elle parle le plus vite | |||||||
A few adverbs are conjugated irregularly: |
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il chante bien he sings good |
il chante mieux he sings better |
il chante le mieux he sings the best |
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il mange beaucoup he eats much |
il mange plus he eats more |
il mange le plus he eats the most |
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il boit peu he drinks a little |
il boit moins he drinks less |
il boit le moins he drinks the least |
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ça mal it's bad |
ça plus mal pis it's worse |
ça le plus mal le pis it's the worst |
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The adverbs en and y are used differently. Ex: Il en vient - he is from there. Ils y pensent toute la semaine - They think of them all week. |
306 french adverbs | |||||||||
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