Adverbs ending in -ment
Adverbs ending in -ment are formed using the adjective as a base:
âą the feminine adjective â + -ment (when the adjective ends in e or a consonant).
Elle est rapide. She's quick. â Elle mange rapidement. She eats quickly.
Elle est lente. She's slow. â Il berce lentement le bĂ©bĂ©. He's slowly rocking the baby.
vrai â vraiment true â truely, really
poli â poliment polite â politely
exagĂ©rĂ© â exagĂ©rement exagerated, excessive â excessively, overly
absolu â absolument absolute â absolutely, totally
violent â violemment violent â violently
mĂ©chant â mĂ©chamment nasty, spiteful â spitefully, badly
patient â patiemment patient â patiently
fréquemment frequently
gentil â gentiment kind, nice â gently, kindly
bref â briĂšvement briefly â briefly
impuni â impunĂ©ment unpunished â with impunity, recklessly
prĂ©cipitĂ© â prĂ©cipitamment hasty, rash â hastily, hurriedly
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