What is “Adverb?”

adverb‎

A word that modifies the meaning of verb and adjective or another adverb is called an adverb.

क्रियाविशेषण हे क्रियापद, विशेषण किंवा दुसऱ्या क्रियाविशेषण अव्ययाविषयी अधिक माहिती देत असते.

The adverbs tell how things are done.

क्रियाविशेषण हे आपल्याला सांगत असते की एखादी गोष्ट कशी घडली.

adverb‎

adverb

Example:

  1. Vedant runs quickly.

2. This is very sweet mango.

3. Janhavi reads quite clearly.

In sentence 1 quickly shows ‘how or in what manner‘ Vedant runs, that is quickly modifies the ‘verb’ runs.

In sentence 2 very shows ‘how much or in what degree‘ the mango is sweet, that is ‘very’ modifies the ‘adjective’ sweet.

In sentence 3 ‘quite‘ shoes ‘how far or to what extent‘ Janhavi reads clearly that is ‘quite’ modifies the ‘adverb’ clearly.

Some more kinds of adverbs with Examples

1.Adverbs of time

I have done this before.

Ganesh will now begin to write.

Vedant arrived here a few minutes ago.

He goes there daily.

I have came to him already.

 

2.Adverbs of frequency

He often makes ladoos.

Janhavi have caught the ball twice.

Vedant always tries to come in given time.

Prashant seldom goes there.

Ashwini reads again.

 

3.Adverbs of place

Come here.

Go there.

Our puppy followed Janhavi everywhere.

She is out.

See backward.

 

4.Adverbs of manner

Janhavi reads clearly.

The juice is well done.

Vedant studies hard.

Chhatrapati Shivaji fought bravely.

The baby slept soundly.

 

5.Adverbs of degree or quantity

She is too late.

The bananas are almost ripe.

It is well enough for me.

The work is partly done.

The flowers are pretty good.

6.Adverbs of affirmation and negation

Surely Vedant is mistaken.

Janhavi do not get him.

Vedant certainly went.

7.Adverbs of reason

Ganesh was hence fail in his exam.

He therefore left the school.

Sometimes adverbs standing at the beginning of sentence and modify the whole sentence rather than any particular word.

Examples

Probably Ganesh is mistaken.

Possibly that is as he tell.

Evidently the figures are incorrect.

Certainly he is correct.

Luckily he comes before you.

 

 Tips

1.अनेक adjective ना ly हा प्रत्यय लागून त्यांची adverbs बनतात.

Examples

bad- badly

beautiful- beautiful

careful- carefully

careless- carelessly

cheerful- cheerfully

clear- clearly

dangerous- dangerously

happy- happily

heavy- heavily

lazy- lazily

loud- loudly

easy- easily

quick- quickly

quite- quietly

slow- slowly

smooth- smoothly

safe- safely

 

2.Adjective च्या शब्दात शेवटी y हे अक्षर आल्यास त्याचे adverb होताना y ऐवजी i करावा लागतो.

Examples

happy- happily

heavy- heavily

lazy- lazily

shabby- shabbily

 

3.त्याचप्रमाणे विशेषणाचे शेवटचे अक्षर l असल्यास त्याचे क्रियाविशेषण करताना ll करावे लागते.

Examples

Beautiful- beautifully

careful- carefully

cheerful- cheerfully