CSG280

Adverbs 269

Compoiuid Adverbs

Compound adverbs in Spanish are formed as follows:

•    The feminine singular form of adjectives + the suffix -mente, equivalent to the English -ly.

Los estudiantes trabajan lentamente.    The students work sloiuly.

•    Adjectives with a single form for the feminine and masculine + the suffix -mente. Such adjec-tives usually end in -e or a consonant (facil [easy ]). -Mente is added directly to the adjective.

Eso se hace facilmente.    This is easily done.

La nińa rie ruidosa y alegremente.    The girl laughs loudly and happily.

Notę: If the basie adjective has awritten accent mark, the accent remains in place (facilmente). If morę than one adverb ending in -mente are connected by conjunctions such as y, ni, or pero, only the finał adverb in the series adds the suffix -mente (in the example above: ruidosa y alegremente).

Certain adverbs ending in -mente are morę commonly seen in the written language.

Los nińos cantaron alegremente.    The children sang happily.

Finalmente, termina este programa.    This program is finally ending.

In everyday language, alegremente would likely be replaced by the adverbial expression eon ale-gria, and finalmente by por fin. You will study such adverbial expressions later in this unit.

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ejercicio

Practica. Gambia los adjetivos a adverbios. Escńbe la forma apropiada que termina en -mente. 1. feliz _ 11. debil _

2. amable

3.    tranquilo

4.    terrible _

5.    facil _

12. rapido

13. abundante

14.    calido (warm;friendly)

15.    amistoso _

6.    elegante

7.    dificil _

16.    cortes

17.

ironico

18. triste

19.    ansioso _

20.    dramatico

8.    continuo

9.    religioso

10. basico _