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In lesson 3.8 they teach that "mente" have to be added to a word which form new word.

Rapidamente : quickly Lentomente : slowly

Do "Mente" means "ly"

What is mente important in spanish?

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updated Apr 12, 2012
posted by Cohan
A couple of corrections to the English to make it more clear: "mente" has to... which forms a new... Does 'Mente" mean "ly"? Why is mente important in Spanish? Hope this helps. - katydew, Apr 12, 2012

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Adding '-mente' in Spanish makes it an adverb just like adding -ly in English usually makes the word an adverb (describer of a verb - how the action is done).

Triste - sad Tristemente -sadly

updated Apr 12, 2012
edited by katydew
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