Adverbs ending in -mente
Adverbs ending in -mente are formed from the corresponding adjective.
Frequentemente
Frequently
Allegramente
Happily
They are formed by taking the feminine form of the adjective and adding -mente.
Chiaro → chiara → chiaramente
Clear (masc.) → clear (fem.) → clearly
Educato → educata → educatamente
Polite (masc.) → polite (fem.) → politely
If the adjective ends in -e, we simply add -mente immediately after it.
Felice → felicemente
Happy → happily
Semplice → semplicemente
Simple → simply
Note:
- if the adjective ends in -le or -re, we drop the final -e.
Umile → umilmente
Modest → modestly
Particolare → particolarmente
Particular → particularly
- There are some expressions formed by a preposition + an adjective/adverb/name that can be replaced by an adverb in -mente by eliminating the preposition.
da lontano → lontanamente
from afar → remotely
all'improvviso → improvvisamente
suddenly → suddenly
alla cieca → ciecamente
blindly → blindly
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