- What is an adverb of mode?
- Examples of adverbs of manner
- Sentences with adverbs of manner
- Other types of adverb
We explain what adverbs of manner are, their function, examples and their use in sentences. Also, other types of adverb.
What is an adverb of mode?
Adverbs of manner are one of the different categories of adverb that exist in the Spanish language, that is, they are words modifiers of other words, in this case specifically of verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, and even prayers whole. Its name comes from the Latin adverbium, made up of the words ad- ("Towards") and verbum ("verb").
Adverbs are, broadly speaking, pieces of the language that do not usually vary in form and that have their own lexical sense, that is, a meaning, which is related to a certain circumstance of what was said: a specific time, a place or, in this specific case, to a specific way in which things happen or are done. Hence, we know these adverbs as adverbs of manner.
The mode adverbs are very common in everyday speech, since they allow to specify the way in which an event takes place, either from a point of view objective, or subjective and personal.
However, together with the adverbs of place, time and quantity, the adverbs that have a greater concrete relationship with reality are considered, while other adverbial categories, such as the adverbs of doubt, order or exclamation, focus on mental reality , subjective, of the speaker.
Examples of adverbs of manner
Valid examples of mode adverbs are the following: good, bad, regular, slow, fast, so, such, as, deliberately, worse, better, high, which, even, right, hard, fatal, much, according, still, therefore, tasty, and the vast majority of adverbs composed by an adjective and the ending suffix -mind: perfectly, beautifully, lousy, regularly, occasionally, blatantly, and so on.
Sentences with adverbs of manner
To illustrate the use of adverbs of manner, here is a list of sentences that contain them:
- It is not heard, can you speak louder?
- My sister dances well, but her boyfriend does it very badly.
- We played badly, but we did it on purpose.
- Can you speak German fluently?
- If you can't walk upright anymore, you've had a lot to drink.
- This is not something I normally do.
- My niece is even braver than her older brothers.
- We brought a separate suitcase, in case you need it.
- Lions run fast and fiercely.
Other types of adverb
Just as there are adverbs of mode, there are other categories of adverbs, such as:
- Adverbs of place. As their name says, they express a spatial relationship in the sentence, that is, they indicate where a referent is located. For example: there, here, there, outside, up, down, inside, between, etc.
- Time adverbs. They are those that describe the specific moment in which things happen or certain actions are carried out. For example: today, tomorrow, in the past, now, soon, never, etc.
- Quantity adverbs. They are those who express a proportion in which things occur, that is, a degree to which something happens. For example: a little, a lot, a lot, more, less, etc.
- Adverbs of order. They are those that express a chronological or continuity relationship, that is, of order between the referred references. For example: first, then, after, etc.
- Adverbs of doubt. In this case, they express a certain degree of uncertainty on the part of the speaker regarding what was said or something that could happen. For example: surely, perhaps, perhaps, probably, etc.
- Affirmative and negative adverbs. As their name indicates, they serve to affirm or deny situations, that is, to express a certain degree of agreement with what has been said. For example: yes, no, certainly, exact, never, never, etc.
- Interrogative and exclamatory adverbs. Those that allow the introduction of sentences interrogatives or exclamatory, respectively, and therefore tend to be accentuated. For example: where, when, how, what, who, etc.