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Adverbios de manera
Adverbs of manner express how the action of a verb occurs. In English, the vast majority of adverbs of manner end in -ly, whereas in Spanish, they mostly end in –mente. In Spanish (and English), these adverbs are created from adjectives.
Turning Spanish adjectives into adverbs is very easy: just take the feminine adjective and add the suffix –mente:
| Masculine | Feminine | Adverb | Translation | ||
| abierto | abierta | abiertamente | openly | ||
| amable | amable | amablemente | nicely | ||
| cansado | cansada | cansadamente | tiredly | ||
| cuidoso | cuidosa | cuidosamente | carefully | ||
| fácil | fácil | fácilmente | easily | ||
| leal | leal | lealmente | loyally | ||
| lento | lenta | lentamente | slowly | ||
| rápido | rápida | rápidamente | quickly | ||
| resuelto | resuelta | resueltamente | resolutely |
Por ejemplo …
| Están caminando lentamente y cuidosamente. | They’re walking slowly and carefully. | |
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A few Spanish adverbs of manner aren’t derived from adjectives:
| alto | loudly | |
| bien | well | |
| deprisa | quickly | |
| despacio | slowly | |
| mal | badly | |
| mejor | better | |
| peor | worse | |
| pronto | quickly |
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