Adverbials of Manner
French: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.5.1
Adverbials of Manner
Adverbials give more information about verbs. Adverbs give information about how, when or where the verb is happening.
Adverbs of manner
- Adverbs of manner tell us how the verb is being done.
- In English, adverbs of manner often end in '-ly'.
- quick → quickly
Adding '-ment'
- In French, you add ‘-ment’ to an adjective to make an adverb.
- This is the same as adding ‘-ly’ to an English adjective.
Formation
- First, take the adjective in the feminine form
- This usually means adding the letter 'e' at the end
- rapide
- Then, add 'ment'.
- rapide → rapidement - quickly
Examples
- absolument - absolutely
- actuellement - currently
- certainement - certainly
Other examples
- dernièrement - lastly
- facilement - easily
- heureusement - happily, fortunately
Test yourself on Adverbials of Manner
'Rapide' means quick in French.
How do you say 'quickly' in French?