adverb

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”).

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈadvəːb/
  • IPA: /ˈædvəɹb/
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[edit] Noun

adverb (plural adverbs)

  1. (grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
    • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
      ‘Fortunately your papa appreciates it; he appreciates it immensely’—that was one of the things Miss Overmore also said, with a striking insistence on the adverb.
    • (modifying a verb) I often went outside hiking during my stay in Japan.
    • (modifying an adjective) It was often cold outside.
    • (modifying another adverb) Not often.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Adverbs comprise a fundamental category of words in most languages. In English, adverbs are typically formed from adjectives by appending -ly and are used to modify verbs, verb phrases, adjectives, other adverbs, and entire sentences, but not nouns or noun phrases.

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[edit] Noun

adverb

  1. adverb

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of adverb
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n adverb adverbt adverb/adverbr a/adverbne
Nynorsk n adverb adverbet adverb adverba [adverbi]

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”), French adverbe.

[edit] Noun

adverb n. (plural adverbe)

  1. adverb

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declension of adverb
singular plural
gender n. indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative un adverb adverbul niște adverbe adverbele
genitive/dative unui adverb adverbului unor adverbe adverbelor

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”).

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  • IPA: /ǎdʋerb/
  • Hyphenation: ad‧verb

[edit] Noun

àdverb m. (Cyrillic spelling а̀дверб)

  1. adverb

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    declension of adverb
singular plural
nominative adverb adverbi
genitive adverba àdvērbā
dative adverbu adverbima
accusative adverb adverbe
vocative adverbe adverbi
locative adverbu adverbima
instrumental adverbom adverbima

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”).

[edit] Noun

adverb n.

  1. adverb

[edit] Declension

Declension of adverb
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative adverb adverbet adverb adverben
genitive adverbs adverbets adverbs adverbens

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