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French adverbs are usually formed by adding -mente to the end of feminine adjectives.
heureuse |
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heureusement | happily | parfaite |
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parfaitement | perfectly |
facile |
facilement | easily | rapide |
rapidement | rapidly | ||
franche |
franchement | frankly |
| Un jour, vous voyez parler français parfaitement. One day you will speak French perfectly. |
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| Elle parle rapidement. She speaks quickly. |
When très is thrown in the mix, -ment is not added.
| Elle parle très rapide. | She speaks very quick. |
There is a good number of adverbs that don't end in -mente.
| bien | well | beaucoup | much | |
| mal | badly | peu | little | |
| assez |
enough |
| Tu parles très bien. | You speak very well. | |
| Luc mange peu, comme un oiseux. Phillipe mange beaucoup, comme un morse. | ||
| Luc eats little, like a bird. Phillip eats a lot, like a walrus. | ||
