ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB

The adverb describes a verb eine Tätigkeit wird näher beschrieben.. Example: He drove carefully.[r]

ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB

THE DIFFERENCE

An adjective tells us more about a noun Example: an expensive car, a clever girl

An adverb tells us more about a verb Example: He talked nervously.

Wie ist eine Person (Sache)? »»» adjective

Wie tut eine Person etwas? »»» adverb

THE ADVERB

HOW TO FORM Adjective + ly

nervous nervously soft softly

Adjectives ending in -y »»» ily

Adjectives ending in le »»» ly

terrible terribly capable capably

Adjectives ending in ly

friendlyin a friendly way / manner daily daily

lively in a lively way / manner early early

lonely in a lonely way / manner monthlymonthly

lovely in a lovely way / manner weekly weekly

silly in a silly way / manner yearly yearly

Irregular forms

good well low low

Double forms

late late lately = in letzter Zeit

HOW TO USE THE ADVERB

Verb + adverb

The adverb describes a verb ( eine Tätigkeit wird näher beschrieben)

Example: He drovecarefully

verb adverb

She sold her housequickly

Adjective + adverb

The adverb describes an adjective (ein Adjektiv wird näher beschrieben)

Example: Her necklace washorriblyexpensive

adverb adjective She wasterribly sorry

adverb adjective

Adverb + adverb

The adverb describes an adverb (ein Adverb wird näher beschrieben)

Example: They played terribly badly

adverb adverb

He did his homework absolutely correctly.

adverb adverb

No adverb with the following verbs

forms of to be: am, is, are, was, were, will be,have been, had been

look (aussehen) feel taste become smell