Adverbs in -ament

Level 3

Feminine adjective plus -ment gives an adverb: lenta, lentament.

How It Works

Masculine	Feminine	Adverb	Meaning
lent	lenta	lentament	slowly
clar	clara	clarament	clearly
facil	facila	facilament	easily
franc	franca	francament	frankly

The adverb tells how something is done and goes after the verb: Marta camina lentament. It stays the same whatever the subject, the gender or the number.

An adjective such as simple has one form for both genders, so its -e becomes -a before -ment: simplament. Many English adverbs in -ly match: slowly and lentament, easily and facilament.

A few common adverbs are not made this way. For well and badly, use plan and mal: Joan canta plan.

Examples (5)

Marta camina lentament.
Marta walks slowly.
Lentament comes from lenta, the feminine of lent.
Parlatz clarament, se vos plai.
Speak clearly, please.
Clarament comes from clara.
Lo dròlle legís facilament.
The child reads easily.
Facilament comes from facila.
Pèire parla francament.
Pèire speaks frankly.
Francament comes from franca.
Maria respond simplament.
Maria answers simply.
Simplament comes from simple, with -e changed to -a.

Common Mistakes

Using the French ending -ement.
Marta camina lentement.
Marta camina lentament.
Lentement is French. Occitan writes lentament.
Adding -ment to the masculine form.
Marta camina lentment.
Marta camina lentament.
The adverb is built on the feminine form, lenta, so it is lentament.

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Adverbs in -amentLevel 3

Learn This First

Adverbs in -ament are made from the feminine of adjectives, so the feminine and the adverbs of degree come first.

Words in This Pattern

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