Adverb (bijwoord)
An adverb is word that answers the question 'how'
1 Some adverbs say something about the verb.
He drives carefully. - Hij rijdt voorzichtig.
2 Some adverbs say something about the adjective.
It was extremely cold. - Het was buitengewoon koud.
3 Some adverbs say something about another adverb.
She sings really beautifully. - Zij zingt echt mooi.
You make an adverb by putting '-ly'- after the adjective.
Examples:
slow - slowly
quick - quickly
careful - carefully
After an consonant (medeklinker) 'y' changes into 'i':
easy - easily
Drop the silent 'e' :
terrible - terribly
Exceptions
1 The adjective good has adverb well.
He is a good man. (bijv naamwoord)
He sleeps well. (bijwoord).
2 There are adverbs that don't end on '-ly':
always, still, hard, fast, late, long, fair, free, direct.
3 After 'to be, feel, look, taste, smell, sound, seem' you don't use an adverb but an adjective.
It was cold.
I feel good.
It tastes awful.