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Learning the Punjabi Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Punjabi language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Punjabi.
Punjabi 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. Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Punjabi Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | ਕ੍ਰਿਆ-ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ |
| I read a book sometimes | ਮੈਂ ਕਦੇ-ਕਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਪੜ੍ਹਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
| I will never smoke | ਮੈਂ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਸਿਗਰਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੀਵਾਂਗਾ |
| are you alone? | ਕਿਆ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇੱਕਲੇ ਹੋ? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Punjabi.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Punjabi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Punjabi vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Punjabi Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ-ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ |
| yesterday | ਕੱਲ੍ਹ |
| today | ਅੱਜ |
| tomorrow | ਕੱਲ੍ਹ |
| now | ਹੁਣ |
| then | ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ |
| later | ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ |
| tonight | ਅੱਜ ਰਾਤ |
| right now | ਠੀਕ ਹੁਣ |
| last night | ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਰਾਤ |
| this morning | ਅੱਜ ਸਵੇਰੇ |
| next week | ਅਗਲੇ ਹਫਤੇ |
| already | ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ |
| recently | ਹੁਣੀ-ਹੁਣ |
| lately | ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਵਿੱਚ |
| soon | ਜਲਦੀ ਹੀ |
| immediately | ਤੁਰੰਤ |
| still | ਨਿਚੱਲਾ, ਸਖਿਰ |
| yet | ਪਰ, ਆਜੇ |
| ago | ਕੁਝ ਸਮਾ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ |
| adverbs of place | ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਦੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ-ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ |
| here | ਇੱਥੇ |
| there | ਉੱਥੇ |
| over there | ਉਸ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ |
| everywhere | ਹਰੇਕ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ |
| anywhere | ਹਰ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ |
| nowhere | ਕਿਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ |
| home | ਘਰ |
| away | ਦੂਰ, ਪਰੇ |
| out | ਬਾਹਰ |
| adverbs of manner | ਵਿਹਾਰ (ਆਚਰਣ) ਦੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ |
| very | ਬਹੁਤ |
| quite | ਖਾਸਾ |
| pretty | ਕਾਫੀ, ਸੋਹਣਾ |
| really | ਸੱਚ-ਮੁੱਚ (ਸੱਚੀ-ਮੁੱਚੀ) |
| fast | ਤੇਜ |
| well | ਠੀਕ-ਠਾਕ |
| hard | ਕਠੋਰ |
| quickly | ਛੇਤੀ |
| slowly | ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ |
| carefully | ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ |
| hardly | ਮਸੀਂ, ਮਸਾਂ |
| barely | ਮਾਤਰ |
| mostly | ਅਕਸਰ, ਜਿਆਦਾਤਰ |
| almost | ਕਰੀਬ-ਕਰੀਬ |
| absolutely | ਬਿਲਕੁਲ, ਸਰਾਸਰ |
| together | ਇੱਕਸਾਥ |
| alone | ਇੱਕਲੇ |
| adverbs of frequency | ਬਾਰੰਬਾਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਵਿਸੇਸ਼ਣ |
| always | ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ, ਸਦਾ |
| frequently | ਅਕਸਰ, ਆਮ |
| usually | ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ |
| sometimes | ਕਦੇ-ਕਦੇ |
| occasionally | ਕਦੇਕਦਾਈਂ, ਗਾਹੇ-ਬਗਾਹੇ |
| seldom | ਕਦੇ-ਕਦੇ ਹੀ |
| rarely | ਵਿਰਲੇ ਹੀ, ਘੱਟ ਹੀ |
| never | ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ |
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