Adverbs

Question 1

How to create a Japanese Adverb

Answer 1

Take any true Japanese adjective (One ending in い) and change the い to く. I.e. Takai means high, takaku means highly etc.

Only exception being ii which instead we use the ancient form of yoi to have yoku (meaning well) rather than iku.

Question 2

ひこうきは たかく とびました

Answer 2

The Plane Flew High

Question 3

ジョンさんは ピアノを よく れんしゅう しました

Answer 3

John practiced piano well

Question 4

よく わかりません

Answer 4

I don’t understand well

Question 5

よく has two meanings, they are:

Answer 5

well (as in performing a task well)

and

often

Question 6

アメリカに よく いきます

Answer 6

I go to america often

Question 7

よく しんぶんを よみます

Answer 7

i read the newspaper often

Question 8

おてんきは すごく いい ですね

Answer 8

The weather is incredibly good isn’t it?

Question 9

ほんとう

Answer 9

Real

Question 10

たしか

Answer 10

Certain

Question 11

ぜったい

Answer 11

definite

Question 12

じつ

Answer 12

True / Actual

Question 13

じっさい

Answer 13

actual

Question 14

How do we turn a non-proper adjective into an adverb:

Answer 14

end it with ni e.g. ほんとう に becomes “really”

Question 15

ほんとうに そう ですか

Answer 15

Is that really so?

Question 16

たしかに ほんが すきです

Answer 16

Certainly she likes books

Question 17

ぜったいに いきたい

Answer 17

I definitely want to go

Question 18

ほんとうに がっこうに いました

Answer 18

i was really at school

Question 19

きみが ほんとうに すき ですよ

Answer 19

I really like you

Question 20

ぜったいに そう じゃない

Answer 20

it is definitely not so

Question 21

はやい でんしゃ

Answer 21

a fast (or early) train

Question 22

はやく おきました

Answer 22

i got up early

Question 23

はやく、あの とりを みて

Answer 23

Quick, look at that bird