adverbs in spanish

Question

adding mente is that like adding ly in english?

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Answer 1

Yes, but not all adverbs have mente (just like in English not all end in -ly):

Here is our lesson:

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/28

After descriptions of many without mente are the rules for mente, then equivalent phrases, etc., there is much that I am not quoting here so go to the link and read the entirety:

Simple Adverbs

Many adverbs can also be formed from adjectives using the following formula:

feminine singular adjective + -mente (the Spanish equivalent of the English -ly) dulce + -mente = dulcemente (sweetly)

• Me besó dulcemente. (He kissed me sweetly.)

fácil + -mente = fácilmente (easily)

• Hice el examen fácilmente. (I easily finished the exam.)

rápida + -mente = rápidamente (quickly)

• Corrí rápidamente para escapar de los perros. (I ran quickly to escape the dogs.)

romántico + -mente = románticamente (romantically)

• Escribe románticamente para ganar su corazón. (He writes romantically to win her heart.)

Sequences of adverbs that end in “-mente” are typically avoided by only placing the suffix on the final adverb in the sequence. The other adverbs simply take the feminine adjective form.

• Debe hacerlo clara, rápida y correctemente. (He should do it clearly, quickly, and correctly.)