Hebrew Adverbs
Learning the Hebrew 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 Hebrew language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Hebrew.
Hebrew 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. Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Hebrew Adverbs |
| adverbs | toarey hefo'el - תוארי הפועל |
| I read a book sometimes | lefe'emeym aney korea / koreat sefer - לפעמים אני קורא / קוראת ספר |
| I will never smoke | aney le'olem lea a'eshen - אני לעולם לא אעשן |
| are you alone? | ateh / at leveḏe? - אתה / את לבד? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Hebrew has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hebrew.
List of Adverbs in Hebrew
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Hebrew placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hebrew vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Hebrew Adverbs |
| adverbs of time | toarey fo'el shel zemen - תוארי פועל של זמן |
| yesterday | atemol - אתמול |
| today | heyom - היום |
| tomorrow | meẖer - מחר |
| now | 'ekhesheyo - עכשיו |
| then | az - אז |
| later | meaoẖer eyoter - מאוחר יותר |
| tonight | he'erev - הערב |
| right now | 'ekhesheyo - עכשיו |
| last night | amesh - אמש |
| this morning | hevoker - הבוקר |
| next week | veshevo' hevea - בשבוע הבא |
| already | khever - כבר |
| recently | leaẖeroneh - לאחרונה |
| lately | leaẖeroneh - לאחרונה |
| soon | vekerov - בקרוב |
| immediately | meyḏ - מיד |
| still | 'oḏ - עוד |
| yet | 'oḏ - עוד |
| ago | lefeney - לפני |
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| adverbs of place | toarey hefo'el shel hemekom - תוארי הפועל של המקום |
| here | khean - כאן |
| there | shem - שם |
| over there | shem - שם |
| everywhere | vekhel mekom - בכל מקום |
| anywhere | vekhel mekom shehoa - בכל מקום שהוא |
| nowhere | veshom mekom - בשום מקום |
| home | veyt - בית |
| away | lea feh - לא פה |
| out | veẖots - בחוץ |
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| adverbs of manner | toarey hefo'el shel aofen - תוארי הפועל של אופן |
| very | meaoḏ - מאוד |
| quite | ḏey - די |
| pretty | eyfeh - יפה |
| really | memesh - ממש |
| fast | meher - מהר |
| well | ṭov - טוב |
| hard | kesheh - קשה |
| quickly | meher - מהר |
| slowly | leaṭ - לאט |
| carefully | vezeheyrot - בזהירות |
| hardly | memesh lea - ממש לא |
| barely | vekoshey - בקושי |
| mostly | lerov - לרוב |
| almost | kheme'eṭ - כמעט |
| absolutely | veheẖeleṭ - בהחלט |
| together | eyẖeḏ - יחד |
| alone | leveḏ - לבד |
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| adverbs of frequency | toarey hefo'el shel teḏeyrot - תוארי הפועל של תדירות |
| always | temeyḏ - תמיד |
| frequently | le'eteym kerovot - לעתים קרובות |
| usually | veḏerekh khelel - בדרך כלל |
| sometimes | lefe'emeym - לפעמים |
| occasionally | lefe'emeym - לפעמים |
| seldom | le'eteym reẖokot - לעתים רחוקות |
| rarely | le'eteym reẖokot - לעתים רחוקות |
| never | me'olem lea - מעולם לא |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Hebrew, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hebrew Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Hebrew lessons here: Learn Hebrew. Don't forget to bookmark this page.