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Adverbs Flashcards

1
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What are adverbs? (2 points)

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  1. Modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs (adjectives modify nouns)
  2. Describe how, when, where actions take place
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Do adverbs vary in gender or number?

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No

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3
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Still

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Ancora

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Not yet

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Non ancora

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Well

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bene

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bad

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male

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Already

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già

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Never

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(non) mai

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Always

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sempre

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Often

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spesso

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Now (2 ways to say it)

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addesso

ora

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Usually

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di solito

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After / Afterwards

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dopo

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no more,
no longer

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non… più

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Then,
Later

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poi

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Soon,
Quickly

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presto

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Before,
First,
Beforehand

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prima

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Sometimes

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qualche volta

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Immediately,
Right away

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subito

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Late

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tardi

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How are many italian adverbs formed?

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Usually by adding -mente to the feminine singular form of an adjective

Ex: Allegra = allegramente

(cheerful to cheerfully)

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If an adjective ends in -le or -re, how do you make it an adverb

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drop the final -e before adding -mente ending

ex: Final to finally = finale to finalmente

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Cheerful
Cheerfully

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allegra
allegramente

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Frequent
Frequently

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frequente
frequentemente

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Slow
Slowly

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lenta
lentamente

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Rare
Rarely

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rara
raramente

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Quick
Quickly

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veloce
velcoemente

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True
Truly

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vera
veramente

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The dogs eat quickly

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i cani mangiano rapidamente

30
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I saw her recently

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L’ho vista recentemente

La = l’ for “her”

Passato prossima = pronoun comes before avere

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The appetizer is finally arriving

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Finalmente arriva l’antipasto

32
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We are probably getting dessert

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Probabilmente prendiamo il dolce

33
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Do they eat the cafeteria regularly?

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Mangiano regolarmente in mensa?

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The soup is not particularly tasty

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La zupa non è particolarmente saporita

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Marlo opened the door violently

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Marlo ha aperto violentemente la porta

36
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The soup is slightly spicy

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la zuppa è leggermente piccante

37
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What words (4 examples) can act as adjectives or adverbs?

When used at adverbs, what do you need to remember about form?

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  1. Molto (a lot)
  2. Poco (little, few, not much, not very)
  3. Troppo (too much, too)
  4. Tanto (so much, so many)

Their forms do NOT change as adverbs (do not agree with noun. (they do change as adjectives)

38
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  1. The tea is very good
  2. This restaurant offers lots of drinks
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  1. il tè è molto buono

(molto = adverb, doesn’t change form)

  1. Questo ristorante offre molte bevande

(molto = adjective = changes to molte to agree with bevande)

39
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  1. The desserts are too heavy
  2. There are too many desserts
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  1. idolci sono troppo pesanti
    (troppo = adverb, doesn’t change form)
  2. Ci sono troppi dolci!
    (troppo = adjective = changes to troppi to agree with dolci)
40
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Where do adverbs usually go with

  1. Verbs
  2. Adjective or Adverb
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  1. Verbs = immediately after
    (I rarely drink apple juice = bevo raramente)
  2. Adjectives or Adverbs = before
    (They are really spicy = sono veramente piccanti)
41
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Absolutely delicious

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Assolutamente delizioso!

Adverb comes before adjective it modifies

42
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You have to sing it slowly (masc, sing)

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Devi cantarlo lentamente

adverb comes immediately after verb it modifies

Cantare = to sing = cantar = “lo” = singular “it” is added to end of word b/c using with dovere

43
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In compound tenses, ancora, già, mai, più and sempre always go where in the sentence?

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Immediately before the past participle.

Ex: you have not had the tea yet?

Non avete ancora bevuto il tè? (ancora comes before bevuto

44
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You have never tasted tiramisu?

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Non hai mai assaggiato il tiramisù?

“mai” = comes before past participle “assaggiare”

“assaggiare” = to taste

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I have already asked for the check

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Ho già chiesto il conto

“già” comes before past participle “chiesto”

“chiedere” = to ask

46
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You have not had the tea yet?

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Non avete ancora bevuto il tè?

“ancora” = comes before past participle “bevuto”

“bere” = to drink

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You never used that recipe again?

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Non hai più usato quella ricetta?

“più” comes before past participle “usato”

“usere” = to use

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We have always chosen the best ingredients

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Abbiamo sempre scelto gli ingredienti migliori

“sempre” comes before past participle “scelto”

“scegliere” = to choose

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She has never eaten clams

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Non ha mai mangiato le vongole

“mai” comes before past participle “mangiato”

“mangiare” = to eat

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Final
Finally

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Finale
Finalmente

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Rapid
Rapidly

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Rapido
Rapidamente

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Rare
Rarely

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Raro
Raramente

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Recent
Recently

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Recente
Recentemente

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Intelligent
Intelligently

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Intelligente
Intelligentemente

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Intense
Intensly

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Intenso
Intensamente

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Frequent
Frequently

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Frequente
Frequentemente

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True
Truly

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Vero
Veramente

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Probable
Probably

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Probabile
Probabilmente

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Usually, I don’t work a lot on weekends.

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Di solito, non lavoro molto durante il fine settimana.

molto = adverb = doesn’t change form

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At lunch I eat little meat with salad.

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A pranzo mangio poca carne con insalata.

“poco” = adjective (describing what I ate) = changes form to “poca” agree with la carne (feminine)

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I need many ingredients for this dessert

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Mi servono tanti ingredienti per questo dolce.

Tanto = many / munch = adjective (describing noun ingredients) = changes form to “tanti” to agree with i ingredienti (masc, plur)

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I had too much coffee, and now I can’t sleep

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Ho bevuto troppo caffè e ora non riesco a dormire

Troppo = too much = adjective (describing how much coffee) = agrees with il caffe (masc, sing)

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Don’t leave, I love you so much

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Non mi lasciare, ti amo tanto.

Tanto = so much = adverb describing how much I love you = doesn’t change form

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This soup as many interesting flavors

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Questa zuppa ha molti sapori interessanti

Molto = many = adjective (describing how many flavors) = changes to molti to agree with flavors / sapori (masc, plural)

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In my opinion, you drive too fast.

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Secondo me, guidi troppo velocemente.

Troppo = too = adverb = describes how fast = doesn’t change form

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We have to go to the market, we have few eggs.

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Dobbiamo andare al mercato, abbiamo poche uova.

Poco = few = adjective = how many eggs = changes form to “poche” to match uova (fem, plural)

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