Adverbs

Common Adverbs

• いつも (itsumo) – All the time
• よく (yoku) – often
• たぶん (tabun) – likely
• たくさん (takusan) – a lot
• すこし (sukoshi) – a little
• ときどき (tokidoki) – sometimes
• たまに (tamani)- occasionally – needs に
• ぜんぜん negative (zenzen) – Never (needs negative verb)
• あまり negative (amari)- Not a lot (needs negative verb)

Examples

• いつも　する　(itsumo suru) – always do
• たくさん　たべる (takusan taberu) – a lot eat. -> eat a lot. 
• ときどき　のむ  (tokidoki nomu) – sometimes drink. 
  
  

Adverbs from Adjectives

Adverbs from Adjectives
い Adjectives
change the last い to く.
な Adjectives
change the な to に.

Please read adjectives first. A lot of Japanese adverbs are created from adjectives.

Formation

For い Adjectives, change the last い to く.

• うれしい→うれしく歌うたう (ureshii → ureshiku utau) happily sing
• たのしい→たのしく　あそぶ　(tanoshii → tanoshiku asobu) – funly play – Happily play. 

For な Adjectives, change the な to に.

• しずかな→しずかに　あるく (shizuka na → shizuka ni aruku) quietly walk
• きれいな→きれいに　かたづける (kire na -> kirei ni katadzukeru) – prettily clean up.

Adjective-Adverb Comparison

• うれしい – Happy
• うれしく – Happily
• しずか – quiet
• しずかな – quiet (something)
• しずかに – quietly 
• いつも – Always