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Adverb

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English

Etymology

From Latin ad to + verbum word

Pronunciation

  • /ˈædvɜː(r)b/, /"{dv3:(r)b/

Noun

adverb (plural adverbs)

  1. A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb or a prepositional phrase , typically (but not always) ending with -ly in English.

Translations

  • Basque: adizlagun , adberbio
  • Catalan: adverbi m
  • Chinese: 副词 (fùcí)
  • Dutch: bijwoord n
  • Esperanto: adverbo
  • Finnish: adverbi
  • French: adverbe m
  • German: Adverb n, Umstandswort n
  • Greek, Ancient: ἐπίρρημα n (epirrhēma)
  • Greek, Modern: επίρρημα n (epirrima)
  • Hungarian: határozószó
  • Interlingua: adverbio
  • Italian: avverbio
  • Japanese: 副詞 (ふくし , fukushi)
  • Latin: adverbium n
  • Polish: przysłówek
  • Portuguese: advérbio
  • Romanica: adverbio m
    príslovka f
  • Spanish: adverbio m
  • Swedish: adverb n
  • Turkish: belirteç , zarf
  • Volapük: ladvärb

See also

  • Wikipedia article on adverbs

German

Noun

Adverb n

  1. adverb

Swedish

Noun

adverb n (pl adverb, def sing adverbet , def pl adverben )

  1. adverb



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