Los Adverbios

Adverbs in Spanish are wonderfully easy to form. Unlike Adjectives (including articles) and nouns, adverbs do NOT need to match in number and gender since they are modifying a verb. Their forms are invariable (non-changing.)

And there are only a few special adverbs.

Adverbs are formed out of adjectives. Remember that most adjectives in Spanish end in "O" in the masculine singular (default) form. Others end in "e" or a consonant. This affects how an adverb is formed. We start with an adjective and with

• Adjectives which end in "o" in the masculine singular form:
  • We change the adjective to the feminine form and add "mente"

    • Lento	lentA + mente:	lentamente
      Rápido	rápidA + mente:	rápidamente
      Maravilloso	maravillosA + mente:	maravillosamente

      ----> Hey! Spanish adverb bonus: Leave the accents alone!

• Adjectives which end in "e" or a consonant in the masculine singular form:
• We simply add "-mente

  Diligente + mente:	diligentemente
  Fácil + mente:	fácilmente
  Suave + mente:	suavemente

 
• Exceptions: There are a few:
• Bien and Mal: to do something well or poorly
  • This includes the superlatives: Mejor and Peor: to do something better/best or worse/worst
• Mucho and Poco: to do something a lot or to do it very little