What are ADVERBS of MODE?
Adverbs are a grammatical category in the Spanish language that fulfill the function of modifying the other words that they have around them. Each one of the adverbs has a different function and they modify the words depending on their meaning.
In this lesson from a PROFESSOR we want to explain in detail what are adverbs of manner and examples, so you can quickly identify them.
The adverbs of manner are part of the classification of adverbs. They are words that are used within a sentence and that fulfill the function of indicating the way in which a certain action or event took place. That is to say, when you meet them, they themselves are answering the question "how?".
For example:I've always liked boys who dance right
To find out what the adverb of manner in this sentence is, we simply have to ask "how?" to the verb That is to say: "How do they dance?". The answer to the question is the word "good". In this way, we will have already discovered that the word "good" is the adverb of manner of this sentence.
Adverbs of manner act as complement the verb and, although they are not essential, they help us to expand the meaning of the sentences.
For example:Alberto can speak English fluidly / Alberto can speak English
The adverb of manner "fluently" It is not essential, since when we remove it, the sentence still has meaning. However, when we add this adverb to the sentence, it acquires many nuances and we understand much better the way Alberto speaks English.
Many times we can find adverbs so that they have the ending "-mente". When we do the syntactic analysis of a sentence, we discover that adverbs of manner usually perform the function on the verb of Circumstantial Mode Complements.
we leave you with one list of adverbs of manner, so that you know how to identify them when you find them within a sentence.
- Deliberate
- Strongly
- publicly
- Gentle
- Strong
- Fussily
- Passionately
- Free of charge
- Quickly
- So
- Skillfully
- Fast
- assiduously
- Equal
- Regular
- Bass
- Equally
- responsibly
- Good
- innocently
- routinely
- Brightly
- intellectually
- Wildly
- ClearSlowly
- Gently
- According
- Slow
- suddenly
- weakly
- Light
- subtly
- Unfortunately
- Wrong
- talentedly
- Stylishly
- Better
- Gently
- Eloquently
- Thoroughly
- Gently
- Spontaneously
- Again
- swiftly
- Easily
- Opportunely
- Voluntarily
- Formally
- neatly
- Vulgarly
The best way to understand how a word works is to see how it relates to its context. That's why we want to leave you some examples of sentences containing adverbs of manner, so that this lesson is clearer than ever. We have indicated the adverb of manner in bold, so that it is easier for you to identify it:
- Juan quickly washed the car.
- The teacher cruelly told her that she had failed.
- The recital ended very quickly.
- The boy kicked hard at his opponent.
- My grandparents received me affectionately.
- You did very well on the exam.
- The boys sneaked in.
- The dog is sleeping soundly.
- The judge made the decision instantly.
- We did it as planned.
- When she expounded, she did it out loud.
- In Physical Education class, Ana runs slowly.
- The teacher taught the divisions wrong.
- The boy happily swims in the water.
- You have to move it slowly so it doesn't break.
- You should push that button better.
- Ana María cooks well.
- You would have to speak slower so that everyone understands you.
- The substitute teacher clearly explained how the digestive system works.
- We had a great time at my uncle's.
We have marked in bold thesolutions to the previous exercise. Try not to refer to this section, until you have tried to solve the exercise yourself, since this is the best way to learn a lesson:
- Can't listen, can you talk more strong?
- My sister dance right, but his boyfriend does terribly.
- We play wrongbut we did deliberate.
- Can you speak german fluidly?
- This is not something that I do usually.
- My niece is even more brave than his older brothers.
- the lions run fast and fierce.
Now you know what are adverbs of manner and how they work within a sentence. If you are interested in further delving into this topic or something similar, do not hesitate to consult our grammar and linguistics section, where we will solve all your doubts about the language Spanish.
