Capitolo 7

 

AVVERBI

 

In English adverbs are made by adding "ly" to the end of an adjective.

In Italian adverbs are made by adding "mente" to the end of an adjective, HOWEVER, there are some rules to follow before adding "mente":

 

Firstly, you must put the adjective in its singular masculine form and THEN:

 

if it ends in "o", change it to "a" and then add "mente"

if it ends in "le", drop the "e" and then add "mente"

if it ends in "re", drop the "ed" and then add "mente"

if it end in "e", just add "mente"

 

fortuno - fortunatamente

gentile - gentilmente

particolare - particolarmente

 

lente (slow)

dolce (sweet)

benestante (well off)

elegante (elegant)

forte (strong)

impertinente (impertinent)

competente (competant)

felice (happy)
conveniente (cheap)

intelligente (intelligente)

feroce (ferocious)

 

gentile (kind)

terribile (terrible)

incredibile (incredible)

debole - weak 

giovanile (youthful)

 

particolare (particular)

regolare (regular)