Describing how actions are done

Adverbs ending in -mente

What is an adverb of manner?

An adverb of manner is a word that describes how an action is done.

Is there an adverb in...?

Agassi juega bien al tenis

¡Correcto!: bien is telling us how Agassi plays tennis.

These adverbs are usually formed in Spanish by adding -mente to the singular form of the adjective.

fácil fácilmente (easily)

paciente pacientemente (patiently)

normal normalmente (normally)

puntual puntualmente (punctually)

egoísta egoístamente (egotistically)

If the adjective ends in -o, -mente is added to the feminine form.

rápido rápidamente (rapidly)

lento lentamente (slowly)

serio seriamente (seriously)

Therefore, these adverbs are formed by adding -mente to the

Fem. Sg. form of the Adj.