Et les adverbes ? Many adjectives can be turned into adverbs In English, this is often done by...

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Et les adverbes ?

• Many adjectives can be turned into adverbs

• In English, this is often done by adding –ly rare rarely

• In French, this is done by adding –ment if the adjective ends in a vowel

rare rarement

calme

poli

honnête

joli

ment

ment

ment

ment

comfortablement

gravement

Most of the time, you need first to turn the adjective into its feminine form before adding the –ment

courageux

courageuse

courageusement

compréhensif

ambitieux

généreux

sérieux

précisgentil

social

doux

ivement e

ieuse

euse

ce

é

ieuse

le

ment

ment

ment

ment

mentment

mente

Those who end in –ent or –ant make their

endings like this :

obligeant obligeamment

évident évidemment

Some change altogether

bon bien

mauvais mal

violentemment

patientemment

courrantamment

prudentemmentindépendantamment

suffisantamment

Et maintenant, un peu plus de pratique

mais attention à la terminaisondes adjectifs

correct

formidable

absolu

parfait

délicieux

convivial

actif

certain

ement

ment

ement ment

ement

bon

ieusement ement

ivement

bien

Vous avez travailléexcellemment

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