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Learning the Portuguese Adverbs displayed below is vital to the language. Portuguese 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 Portuguese many adverbs are formed from adjectives, simply by adding the suffix -mente to the singular feminine form of adjectives. Examples:
Lento (slow) becomes lentamente (slowly)
Perfeito (perfect) becomes perfeitamente (perfectly)
However that’s not always the case. Some words are adverbs by nature. For example:
Agora (now), De verdade (really), and Em breve/brevemente (soon) are all Portuguese adverbs.
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Portuguese Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | advérbios |
| I read a book sometimes | Leio um livro de vez em quando |
| I will never smoke | Eu nunca vou fumar |
| are you alone? | Você está sozinho? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Portuguese.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Portuguese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Portuguese vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Portuguese Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | advérbios de tempo |
| yesterday | ontem |
| today | hoje |
| tomorrow | amanhã |
| now | agora |
| then | então |
| later | mais tarde |
| tonight | hoje à noite |
| right now | agora mesmo |
| last night | ontem à noite |
| this morning | hoje cedo |
| next week | na próxima semana |
| already | já |
| recently | recentemente |
| lately | recentemente |
| soon | logo |
| immediately | imediatamente |
| still | ainda |
| yet | ainda |
| ago | atrás |
| adverbs of place | advérbios de lugar |
| here | aqui |
| there | lá |
| over there | ali |
| everywhere | em toda parte |
| anywhere | em qualquer lugar |
| nowhere | em nenhum lugar |
| home | em casa |
| away | longe |
| out | fora |
| adverbs of manner | advérbios de modo |
| very | muito |
| quite | muito |
| pretty | muito |
| really | realmente |
| fast | rápido |
| well | bem |
| hard | rígido |
| quickly | rapidamente |
| slowly | lentamente |
| carefully | cuidadosamente |
| hardly | dificilmente |
| barely | mal |
| mostly | principalmente |
| almost | quase |
| absolutely | absolutamente |
| together | juntos |
| alone | sozinho |
| adverbs of frequency | advérbios de freqüência |
| always | sempre |
| frequently | freqüentemente |
| usually | geralmente |
| sometimes | às vezes |
| occasionally | ocasionalmente |
| seldom | raramente |
| rarely | raramente |
| never | nunca |
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