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===Adverbs=== | ===Adverbs=== | ||
An adjective can be made into a modal adverb by adding ''-mente'' (from Latin “mente”, ablative of “mens” (mind), feminine noun) to the ending of the feminine singular form of the adjective. E.g. ''lenta'' “slow (feminine)” becomes ''lenta'''mente''''' “slowly”. Adjectives ending in ''-re'' or ''-le'' lose their ''e'' before adding ''-mente'' (''facile'' “easy” becomes ''facil'''mente''''' “easily”, ''particolare'' “particular” becomes ''particolar'''mente''''' “particularly”). | An adjective can be made into a modal adverb by adding ''-mente'' (from Latin “mente”, ablative of “mens” (mind), feminine noun) to the ending of the feminine singular form of the adjective. E.g. ''lenta'' “slow (feminine)” becomes ''lenta'''mente''''' “slowly”. Adjectives ending in ''-re'' or ''-le'' lose their ''e'' before adding ''-mente'' (''facile'' “easy” becomes ''facil'''mente''''' “easily”, ''particolare'' “particular” becomes ''particolar'''mente''''' “particularly”). Other adjectives become adverbs by adding ''-e''. E.g. ''solo'' (alone) becomes ''sol'''e''''' (only). | ||
These adverbs can also be derived from the [[w:#Degrees of comparison|absolute superlative]] form of adjectives, e.g. ''lent'''issima'''mente'' (“very slowly"). | These adverbs can also be derived from the [[w:#Degrees of comparison|absolute superlative]] form of adjectives, e.g. ''lent'''issima'''mente'' (“very slowly"). | ||