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Learning the Afrikaans Adverbs displayed below is vital to the language. Afrikaans adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
While in English adverbs are usually formed by adding (-ly) to adjectives. In Afrikaans adverbs are used to modify clauses, phrases and sentences directly. There are adverbs of time, place, manner and frequency. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs. Here are some examples:
I read a book sometimes. Ek lees soms ’n boek.
Versigtig (carefully) stays versigtig.
We had guests last night. Ons het gister aand gaste gehad.
Stadig (slow) stays stadig (slowly)
Perfek (perfect) stays perfek (perfectly)
Some words are adverbs by nature. For example:
Nou (now), regtig (really), and binnekort (soon) are all Afrikaans adverbs.
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Afrikaans Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | bywoorde |
| I read a book sometimes | Ek lees soms n' boek |
| I will never smoke | Ek sal nooit rook nie |
| are you alone? | is jy alleen? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Afrikaans.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Afrikaans placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Afrikaans vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Afrikaans Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | bywoorde van tyd |
| yesterday | gister |
| today | vandag |
| tomorrow | môre |
| now | nou |
| then | toe |
| later | later |
| tonight | vanaand |
| right now | nou |
| last night | gister aand |
| this morning | van oggend |
| next week | volgende week |
| already | al reeds |
| recently | onlangs |
| lately | die afgelope tyd |
| soon | binnekort |
| immediately | onmiddellik |
| still | nog altyd |
| yet | Nog |
| ago | gelede |
| adverbs of place | bywoorde van plek |
| here | hier |
| there | daar |
| over there | daar |
| everywhere | oral |
| anywhere | enige plek |
| nowhere | nêrens |
| home | huis |
| away | weg |
| out | uit |
| adverbs of manner | bywoorde van die wyse |
| very | baie |
| quite | nogal baie |
| pretty | mooi |
| really | werklik / regtig |
| fast | vinnig |
| well | goed |
| hard | harde |
| quickly | vinnig |
| slowly | stadig |
| carefully | versigtig |
| hardly | skaars |
| barely | skaars |
| mostly | meestal |
| almost | byna |
| absolutely | absoluut |
| together | saam |
| alone | alleen |
| adverbs of frequency | bywoorde van die frekwensie |
| always | altyd |
| frequently | dikwils |
| usually | gewoonlik |
| sometimes | soms |
| occasionally | Soms |
| seldom | selde |
| rarely | selde |
| never | nooit |
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