Adverbs
Words that tell you how, where, when and how much. Quickly, here, yesterday, very.
Adjectives describe things (nouns). Adverbs describe actions, and they also make other describing words stronger or weaker. Many adverbs end in -ly: quickly, slowly, happily. But many common ones don't: here, now, very, often, well.
ක්රියාවක් සිද්ධ වුණේ කොහොමද, කොහෙද, කවදද, කොච්චර වාරයක්ද කියලා කියන වචන adverbs (ක්රියා විශේෂණ). ඒ වගේම adjective එකක් හරි තව adverb එකක් හරි තවත් ශක්තිමත් කරන්න හරි දුර්වල කරන්න හරි ඒවා පාවිච්චි කරනවා: very good, too slowly.
What can an adverb describe?
An adverb + a verb
- The bus moved slowly.
- She speaks English well.
- We're leaving tomorrow.
An adverb + an adjective
- You look absolutely amazing!
- The tea is a bit too hot.
- You're really talented.
An adverb + another adverb
- She sings extremely well.
- You're speaking too quietly.
Adjective or adverb?
Kinds of adverbs
| Question | Kind | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| How? | manner | quickly, carefully, well |
| Where? | place | here, outside, everywhere |
| When? How often? | time | now, yesterday, always, often |
| How much? | degree | very, too, enough, almost |
| How sure? | certainty | probably, definitely, maybe |
| What do I think? | viewpoint | honestly, luckily, personally |
| Asking | questions | how, when, where, why |
| Linking | relative | the place where, the day when |
Also: making adverbs from adjectives, and comparing with adverbs.
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She ran to catch the bus.
Malki plays the piano very .
It's hot today.