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Learning the Esperanto Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Esperanto language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Esperanto.
Esperanto 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.
While in English adverbs are usually formed by adding (-ly) to adjectives, in Esperanto all adverbs are formed from the stem or root, simply by adding the suffix -e to the root. Examples:
Malrapida (slow) becomes malrapide (slowly)
[In this case, “rapid-“ (fast) is the stem or root. The prefix “mal-“ is added to indicate the opposite meaning of “fast.” The suffix “-a” indicates the presence of the adjective.]
Perfekta (perfect) becomes perfekte (perfectly)
Bela (beautiful) becomes bele (beautifully)
However, that’s not always the case. Some words are adverbs by nature. For example:
Nun (now) and baldaŭ (soon) are Esperanto adverbs.
Esperanto is an adverb-rich language. This may be because adverbs are so easy to make by simply adding –e. In English, there are many ways of modifying verbs, such as by adding “-wise.” Some adverbs in English are difficult to pronounce, such as “friendlily” (in a friendly way) and are therefore seldom used in speech. In Esperanto, one would simply add –e to amik- to get amike.
In Esperanto, as in English, some nouns may be used adverbially, for example “hieraŭ” (yesterday) or “morgaŭ” (tomorrow).
In Esperanto, as in English, adverbs may modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Esperanto Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | adverboj |
| I read a book sometimes | Mi legis libron foje |
| I will never smoke | Mi neniam fumos |
| are you alone? | vi estas sola? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Esperanto has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Esperanto.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Esperanto placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Esperanto vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Esperanto Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | adverboj de tempo |
| yesterday | hieraŭ |
| today | hodiaŭ |
| tomorrow | morgaŭ |
| now | nun |
| then | tiam |
| later | pli malfrue |
| tonight | ĉinokte |
| right now | tuj |
| last night | hieraŭ nokte |
| this morning | hodiaŭ matene |
| next week | venontsemajne |
| already | jam |
| recently | lastatempe |
| lately | lastatempe |
| soon | baldaŭ |
| immediately | tuj |
| still | ankoraŭ |
| yet | ankoraŭ |
| ago | antaŭ |
| adverbs of place | adverboj de loko |
| here | ĉi tie, tie ĉi |
| there | tie |
| over there | tien |
| everywhere | ĉie |
| anywhere | ie ajn |
| nowhere | nenie |
| home | hejmen |
| away | for |
| out | eksteren |
| adverbs of manner | adverboj de maniero |
| very | tre |
| quite | tre |
| pretty | sufiĉe |
| really | vere |
| fast | rapide |
| well | bone |
| hard | malfacile |
| quickly | rapide |
| slowly | malrapide |
| carefully | zorgeme |
| hardly | apenaŭ |
| barely | apenaŭ |
| mostly | plejparte |
| almost | preskaŭ |
| absolutely | absolute |
| together | kune |
| alone | sole |
| adverbs of frequency | adverboj de ofteco |
| always | ĉiam |
| frequently | ofte |
| usually | kutime |
| sometimes | foje, kelkfoje, fojfoje |
| occasionally | foje, kelkfoje, fojfoje |
| seldom | malofte |
| rarely | malofte |
| never | neniam |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Esperanto, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Esperanto Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Esperanto lessons here: Learn Esperanto. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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