Mini lecture sur la grammaire Numéro 4: Les adverbes Présentée par Megan Brown

Adverbes Adverbs serve the same purpose in French and English: - to modify a verb, adjective, or even another adverb: “I ate well.” “J’ai bien mangé.”

Types of adverbs There are 5 types of adverbs: Time, Manner, Frequency, Place, Quantity I created this mnemonic device to help you remember them: That McDonald’s fed people quickly. (Psst…it even has an adverb in it.)

Examples of the 5 types of adverbs Time: aujourd’hui, demain, hier Manner: bien, mal, vite, -ment (we will return to this – it’s an ending, not a word) Frequency: souvent, parfois (sometimes), rarement, toujours Place: ici, là, partout, là-bas, quelque part (somewhere) Quantity: trop, beaucoup, peu, très, assez

Example sentences Je regarde souvent la télé le soir. (I often watch TV in the evening.) Nous avons très bien mangé. (We have eaten very well.) Tu as beaucoup de fleurs! (You have a lot of flowers!) Aujourd’hui, je fais du ski. (Today, I am going skiing.) Votre livre est là-bas. (Your book is over there.)

-ment Adding –ment to the end of adjectives produces adverbs. It’s just like adding –ly to the end of English words. Some adverbs with –ment: Vraiment, absolument, poliment, lentement, franchement, rapidement Can you guess the rule?

The rule If an adjective ends in a vowel, simply add – ment to the end: AdjectiveFrench Adverb English translation absoluabsolumentabsolutely vraivraimenttruly polipolimentpolitely

The rule However, if the adjective ends in a consonant, convert the adjective to its feminine form and then add –ment: Masculine adjective Feminine adjective French adverb English translation francfranchefranchementfrankly lentlentelentementslowly rapidrapiderapidementrapidly

Il faut practiquer Here are a few adjectives to try converting: Naturel Admirable Premier Sérieux Passionné

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