Adverbs & adjectives

Question 1

Addastansa

Answer 1

Quite, enough

Question 2

Adesso

Answer 2

Now

Question 3

A rule: Adverb placement (perfect tense)

Answer 3

Adverbs such as mai, sempre, gia, più, appena are placed between the two parts of the verb: sono mai stata….

Adverbs go before adjectives (vai piu piano) or before other adverbs.

Question 4

A rule: Adverb placement

Answer 4

Adverbs go immediately after the verb.

Fore emphasis: it is placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Question 5

Anche

Answer 5

Too, as well

Question 6

Ancora

Answer 6

Still, yet

Question 7

Appena

Answer 7

Just, only just

Question 8

Bene

Answer 8

Well

Question 9

Buono

Answer 9

Good

Question 10

Cattivo

Answer 10

Bad

Question 11

Certo

Answer 11

(Adj) sure, certain and (adv) of course

Question 12

Chiaro

Answer 12

(Adj) Clear and (adv) clearly

Question 13

Ci

Answer 13

There

Question 14

Corrente

Answer 14

Fluent

Question 15

Cosi

Answer 15

So, like this, like that

Question 16

da qualche parte

Answer 16

somewhere

Question 17

Dappertutto

Answer 17

Everywhere

Question 18

Davanti

Answer 18

At the front

Question 19

Davvero

Answer 19

Truly, really

Question 20

Dentro

Answer 20

Inside

Question 21

Di (as a superlative)

Answer 21

Than- più forte di me “faster than me”

Question 22

Di meno ….

Answer 22

Less - ho spesso di meno - “I spent less”

Least - … mi piace di meno - “… I liked the least”

Question 23

Di più …

Answer 23

More - cosa di più - “it costs more”

Most - la cosa che temeva di più - “the thing she feared the most”

Question 24

di solito

Answer 24

usually

Question 25

Diritto

Answer 25

(Adj) straight and (adv) straight on

Question 26

Domani

Answer 26

Tomorrow

Question 27

Dopo

Answer 27

After, later

Question 28

due volte

Answer 28

twice

Question 29

Ecco

Answer 29

Here - ecco l’autobus

Question 30

Facile

Answer 30

Easy

Question 31

A rule: Forming an adverb from an adjective

Answer 31

Ends in -o: drop the o and add "amente" (lentamente) Ends in -e: just add "mente" (velocemente) Ends in -le or -re: drop the e and add "mente" (facilmente)

Question 32

Forse

Answer 32

Perhaps, maybe

Question 33

Forse

Answer 33

maybe

Question 34

Forte

Answer 34

(Adj) strong, hard and (adv) fast, hard

Question 35

Fortunato/a

Answer 35

Lucky

Question 36

Fuori

Answer 36

Outside

Question 37

Già

Answer 37

Already

Question 38

Giusto

Answer 38

(Adj) Right and (adv) correctly

Question 39

Ieri

Answer 39

Yesterday

Question 40

Indietro

Answer 40

Back - torniamo dietro - “lets turn back”

Question 41

Là or lì

Answer 41

There

Question 42

Laggiù

Answer 42

Down there, over there

Question 43

Lassù

Answer 43

Up there

Question 44

Lento/a

Answer 44

Slow

Question 45

Lontano

Answer 45

A long way away

Question 46

Mai

Answer 46

Never - non sono mai …. - “I have never ….” Ever - sei mai … - “Have you ever…”

Question 47

Male

Answer 47

Badly

Question 48

Meglio

Answer 48

better

Question 49

Meno

Answer 49

less - placed before the adverb

Question 50

Meno di …..

Answer 50

Less than ….

Question 51

Molto

Answer 51

(Adj) a lot of and (adv) a lot, very, very much

Question 52

Oggi

Answer 52

Today

Question 53

Ora

Answer 53

Today

Question 54

Particolare

Answer 54

Particular

Question 55

Peggio

Answer 55

worse

Question 56

Pertroppo

Answer 56

unfortunately

Question 57

Più

Answer 57

more - placed before the adverb

Question 58

Più di ….

Answer 58

More than …

Question 59

Poco

Answer 59

(Adj) little, not very much and (adv) not very much, not very

Question 60

Poi

Answer 60

Then

Question 61

Presto

Answer 61

Soon, early

Question 62

Prima

Answer 62

Before

Question 63

Proprio

Answer 63

Really, truly

Question 64

Qua or qui

Answer 64

Here

Question 65

qualche volta

Answer 65

sometimes

Question 66

Quasi

Answer 66

Nearly

Question 67

Sempre (with a comparative adverb)

Answer 67

“Slower and slower”, “faster and faster” etc - le cose vanno sempre meglio - “things are going better and better”

Question 68

Solo

Answer 68

(Adj) alone, lonely and (adv) only

Question 69

Sopra

Answer 69

Up, on top

Question 70

Sotto

Answer 70

Underneath, downstairs

Question 71

Spesso

Answer 71

Often (adv) and thick (adj)

Question 72

Subito

Answer 72

At once

Question 73

Tanto

Answer 73

So, so much

Question 74

Tardi

Answer 74

Late

Question 75

Una volta

Answer 75

once

Question 76

Veloce

Answer 76

Fast

Question 77

Vicino

Answer 77

(Adj) Near, close and (adv) nearby, near here

Question 78

… di tutti

Answer 78

“Of all” - più meno di tutti - “the slowest (of all)”

Question 79

A rule: Adjective placement

Answer 79

Generally, adjectives are placed after the noun. Some adjectives change meaning by placing them before the noun: Adj (defn: after / before) Povera (poor: $$/unfortunate) Grande (big: large/great) Nuova (new: new/latest) Vecchia (old: old /long standing) Cara (old: old/dearest)