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Using Italian Adverbs

Simple Adverbs

Composite Adverbs

Derived Adverbs

Adverbial Phrases

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of Time

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of Judgment

Adverbs of Quantity

Exclamative Adverbs

Interrogative Adverbs

Derived Adverbs

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Derived adverbs, as the name suggests, are adverbs formed from other words. To form these adverbs, the suffixes -mente or -oni are added to an adjective or a noun. The majority of derived adverbs have -mente as their suffix.

  1. Adverbs with the suffix -mente

    1. To make an adjective ending in -o or -a into an adverb with the suffix -mente, the final vowel is dropped and an a is added. For example:

      • certo→ cert + a + mente = certamente
        Certamente non avrò finito entro le 15.
        I certainly won’t have finished by three.

      • ultimo → ultim + a + mente = ultimamente
        Ultimamente ci sono poche cose buone da comprare al mercato.
        Lately there are few good things to buy at the market.

    2. To make an adjective ending in -e an adverb with the suffix -mente, simply add the suffix to the word.

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