These are really easy, because all you have to do is change the -o ending of an adjective to an -a, then add -mente, corresponding to -ly in English. All other adjectives simply take -ly. These are known as derived adverbs (avverbi derivati)
Example:
Forte-strong
Fortemente-strongly
With an -e-, nothing changes.
Veloce-quick/fast
Velocemente-quickly/fast
SEMplice-simple
Semplicemente-simply
Alto-high/tall
Altamente-highly
Remove the final -o of alto and add -a-mente
As in: He is highly ambiguous. Lui è altamente ambiguo.
Onesto-honest
Onestamente-honestly
Lento-slow
Lentamente-slowly
Solo-alone/lonely
Solamente-only
Exercises:
Change the following adjectives into adverbs.
1. RAPido-rapid.
2. Sincero-sincere-honest.
3. Raro-rare.
Mind that adjectives ending with lo, le and re, ro remove the final -o and add mente.
Sessuale-sexual
Sessualmente-sexually.
Uguale-the same/equal
Ugualmente-equally/anyway
Leggero-light/slight
Leggermente-lightly/slightly
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Finally, we have frequency adverbs!
Do you know which ones I'm talking about? Yes, the 'often, rarely, never' etc!
Never-non...mai
Always-sempre
Often-spesso (also meaning 'thick')
Sometimes-a volte
Usually-di SOLito
At times-Qualche volta
Rarely-raramente
These come after the verb and also at the beginning of the sentence:
Bevo sempre acqua frizzante-I always drink fizzy water.
Non va mai al cinema-He never goes to the cinema.
Qualche volta lo vedo in giro-Sometimes I see him around.
Andiamo spesso al teatro-We often go to the theatre.
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