Adverb (bijwoord)

Adverb (bijwoord)

An adverb is word that answers the question 'how'

1 Some adverbs say something about the verb.

2 Some adverbs say something about the adjective.

3 Some adverbs say something about another adverb.

 

You make an adverb by putting '-ly'- after the adjective.

Examples:

After an consonant (medeklinker)  'y' changes into 'i':

Drop the silent 'e' :


Exceptions


1 The adjective good has adverb well.

2 There are adverbs that don't end on '-ly':

3 After 'to be, feel, look, taste, smell, sound, seem' you don't use an adverb but an adjective.