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French adverbs can consist of one word (demain, très, vite… tomorrow, very, quickly), groups of words (tout à coup, jusque-là… suddenly, until then) or words ending in -ment (simplement, heureusement… simply, luckily).
- Position
Where to put French adverbs in a sentence. Adverbs (les...
- Construction From Adjectives
Some adjectives whose masculine form ends in -e construct...
- Comparative
What are comparative and superlative adverbs? We use the...
- Types
Causal Adverbs. Causal adverbs or adverbs of reason (les...
- Position
For masculine adjectives that end in "-e", simply add "-ment" to the adjective. If a masculine adjective does not end in " -e ", use its feminine form and add " -ment ". Some adverbs end in " -emment " or " -amment ".
If an adjective ends in a vowel, add ment to make an adverb, and if it ends in -ent/-ant, remove the ending and add -emment/-amment. For example, récent (recent) becomes récemment (recently). To...
- Characteristics of Adverbial Pronouns
- Two Adverbial Pronouns
- Adverbial Pronoun Quiz
- Related Lessons
Are requiredUsually replace prepositionsplus their objectsCan be used with one another as well as with direct and indirect object and reflexive pronounsThere are just two adverbial pronouns: en and y. To learn the difference, please click to read the detailed lessons: 1. En– adverbial pronoun 2. Y– adverbial pronoun
Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on the difference between en and y with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise: À la salle de jeux vidéos Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to take this test. If you don’t have one, sign up – it’s free!
French does not have adverbial endings like -wise, -fully, -ingly, - like, or -wards which can be used in English to make adverbs from nouns, verbs or prepositions. Thus many simple English adverbs cannot be expressed as single words in French, but require adverb phrases .
Je suis allé (e) en France avec ma famille. Nous y sommes allé (e)s en voiture. – I went to France with my family. We went there by car. The adverbial pronoun y is often used to replace...
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There are two adverbial pronouns in French: y and en. They are adverbs that are used as pronouns; they replace a noun or a clause in a sentence. Learn all about the adverbial pronouns y and en with Lingolia, then test yourself in the free exercises.
