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10. Adverb
Table of Contents
- Frequency Adverbs
- Degree Adverbs
- Quantity Adverbs
- Common Adverbs
- Adverbial phrase
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Grammar Note
⚫️ Frequency Adverbs
| いつも itsumo | always |
| よく yoku | often |
| ときどき tokidoki | sometimes |
| あまり amari | hardly ever |
| ぜんぜん zenzen | not at all |
“あまり” and “ぜんぜん” are followed by negative forms.
⚫️ Degree Adverbs
| とても totemo | very |
| すこし sukoshi | a little |
| あまり amari | not very not much |
| ぜんぜん zenzen | not at all |
“あまり” and “ぜんぜん” are followed by negative forms.
⚫️ Quantity Adverbs
| たくさん takusan | many |
| すこし sukoshi | a few a little |
| あまり amari | not much |
| ぜんぜん zenzen | no |
“あまり” and “ぜんぜん” are followed by negative forms.
⚫️ Common Adverbs
| もう mō | already |
| まだ mada | yet |
| ずっと zutto | all the time always |
| はじめて hajimete | for the first time |
| ゆっくり yukkuri | slowly |
| すぐ sugu | shortly |
| また mata | again soon |
| たぶん tabun | probably perhaps |
⚫️ Adverbial phrase
Many adjectives can be used as adverbs with form changing.
i-Adjective
わたしは かみを みじかく きりました。
watashi [wa] kami [o] mijika-ku kiri-mashita.
( I got my hair cut short. )
watashi [wa] kami [o] mijika-ku kiri-mashita.
( I got my hair cut short. )
Pattern
i-Adjective ( – い ) – く
na-Adjective
わたしは しずかに たべました。
watashi [wa] shizuka-ni tabe-mashita.
( I ate quietly. )
watashi [wa] shizuka-ni tabe-mashita.
( I ate quietly. )
Pattern
na-Adjective – に

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- I always walk to work, but I sometimes go by bicycle.
- I can’t remember the name of that lady at all.
- Please eat a lot.
- It was very hot yesterday.
- Please say slowly.
- Please touch lightly.
- The shop staff politely explained for me.
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