adjectives and adverbs

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What does the word adjective mean in Dutch?

What does the word adverb mean in Dutch?

Adjectives

An adjective (bijvoegelijk naamwoord) 

says something about a 

noun (zelfstandig naamwoord) :

A beautiful young woman.

An old man.

A fast red car.

Adverbs

An adverb (bijwoord) is mostly formed by putting -LY behind an adjective:

Beautiful becomes beautifully;

extreme becomes extremely.

(BUT:

fast remains fast

hard remains hard)

Adverbs

Use:

1. an adverb says something about a verb:

He walked home quickly;

She sings beautifully.

Adverbs

Use:

2. an adverb says something about an adjective:

a beautifully red car

a very old man

Adverbs

Use:

3. an adverb says something about another adverb:

a very beautifully red car

(And what is the green coloured word in this sentence? Answer on the next page!)

 

A very beautifully red car drove in the street. The word ""red" in this sentence is a/an.....

1. adjective
2. adverb
3. noun
4. verb

Adverbs

Use:

4. an adverb says something about a sentence or a part of a sentence :

Normally, we walk home in the evening.

 

He ......... reads a book.

1. quick
2. quickly

Mandy is a ..... girl.

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

You can ..... open this tin.

1. easy
2. easily

This class is ..... loud today.

1. terrible
2. terribly

She sings ..........

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

Tom is ...... clever. He knows all the answers.

1. extreme
2. extremely

The driver was ....... injured in the crash.

1. serious
2. seriously

.............., in summer we ........... go to Greece.

1. actual, normal
2. actual, normally
3. actually, normally
4. actually, normal