Italian Adverbs that end in -mente

Italian Adverbs that end in -mente

By Walter Perez

• Most English -ly adverbs have Italian equivalents

• Italian equivalents end in -mente

• English -ly adverbs are created by attaching -ly to an adjective(usual/usually, general/generally)

• in Italian, -mente is attached to adjective, which is first changed to feminine form:

  eg. solito-solitamente(usually),

  raro-raramente(rarely)

• most adjectives ending in -e form adverb by just attaching -mente.

  felice-felicemente(happily),veloce-velocemente(quickly)

• one exception to rule of adjectives ending in -e involves

  adjectives that end in -le or -re.

• adjectives ending in -le or -re must lose the "e" before -mente is added

  e.g. generale-generalmente

  regolare-regolarmente