Les adverbes en -ment décrivent comment une action se passe et se forment souvent avec un adjectif féminin + -ment : rapide, rapidement.
(Adverbs ending in
- feminine adjective + -ment → adverb.
- Adverbs are often placed after the verb.
| Adjectif (Adjective) | Adverbe (Adverb) | Exemple (Example) |
| Rapide (Fast) | Rapidement (Quickly) | Elle parle rapidement. (She speaks quickly.) |
| Facile (Easy) | Facilement (Easily) | Il termine ses devoirs facilement. (He finishes his homework easily.) |
| Vrai (True) | Vraiment (Really) | Elle a vraiment aimé la conférence. (She really liked the talk.) |
| Lent (Slow) | Lentement (Slowly) | Il a marché lentement. (He walked slowly.) |
| Sérieux (Serious) | Sérieusement (Seriously) | Il travaille sérieusement. (He works seriously.) |
| Claire (Clear) | Clairement (Clearly) | Elle a expliqué clairement le problème. (She explained the problem clearly .) |
| Fréquent (Frequent) | Fréquemment (Frequently) | Les trains arrivent fréquemment. (Trains arrive frequently.) |
Exceptions!
- If the adjective ends in -ent, the adverb ends in -emment.
Exercise 1: Multiple choice
Instruction: Choose the correct answer
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1. Je vais au bureau en métro, car il passe _____ à ma station.
I go to the office by metro, because it passes _____ at my station.2. Le chauffeur de bus explique _____ le changement d'arrêt.
The bus driver explains _____ the stop change.3. Ce matin, le tram a roulé _____ dans la zone verte.
This morning, the tram went _____ in the green zone.4. Pour aller à la station de vélos en libre-service, je marche _____.
To get to the bike-sharing station, I walk _____.Exercise 2: Rewrite the phrases
Instruction: Rewrite each sentence by replacing the description with the adjective by the adverb ending in -ment and place the adverb after the verb (e.g. d'une manière rapide → rapidement).
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Au travail, elle parle d'une manière rapide pendant la réunion.⇒ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleAu travail, elle parle rapidement pendant la réunion.(At work, she speaks quickly during the meeting.)
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Il fait ses devoirs d'une manière facile le soir.⇒ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleIl fait ses devoirs facilement le soir.(He does his homework easily in the evening.)
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J'ai aimé le film d'une manière vraie.⇒ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleJ'ai vraiment aimé le film.(I really liked the movie.)
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Ce matin, le bus avance d'une manière lente à cause de la circulation.⇒ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleCe matin, le bus avance lentement à cause de la circulation.(This morning, the bus moves slowly because of traffic.)
