Lesson №6. Adverbs
Lekanta №6. Aiguså

Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses

In Novial, adverbs are quite structured and have definite endings that are not amenable to change and are always stable in nature.

The formation of adverbs from adjectives

In order to supplement our speech, we most often resort to adverbs. In Novial, you can easily form an adverb from an adjective. Consider the scheme:

If the ending of the adjective "-au", the adverb will acquire the ending "-ì": trimaccau (charming) => trimaccì (charmingly)

If the ending of the adjective "-ou", the adverb will acquire the ending "-rì": kůlou (magical) => kůlrì (magically)

If the ending of the adjective "-eļ", the adverb will acquire the ending "-eļo": rajceļ (correct) => rajceļo (right, correctly)

If the ending of the adjective "-ì", the adverb will acquire the ending "-io": stevì (fantastic) => stevio (fantastically)

Let me draw your attention to the fact that the dictionary already immediately includes all forms of words, including adjectives. However, it is worth noting that among adverbs there are many exceptions deviating from the above scheme. You can always check it in the dictionary, if the adverb that you are looking for is missing, it means it follows the rules, but if it exists, then it will need to be memorized.

Examples of adverbs that deviate from the scheme:
now - nauet
in the distance - deļfet
a little bit - litto
cold(ly) - honåvå
sometimes - tempam

I read a book sometimes - Åm hem li asåm
I will never smoke- Åm vialne negelrenej

Adverbs of time / Aiguså tempa

yesterday - asumo
today - tear
tomorrow - kvéļ
currently - eļsteļ tempé
then - etes / àpropo
later kvilt / nerni
tonight - tear im njosc / ànjosc
right now - vìļmo hån
last night - asumo im njosc
this morning - tear im vjus / àvjus
next week - trefeļ vongčé
already gés
recently - okuik
lately - krìsau tempdes
soon - javno / hurt
immediately - ìrro
still (as before) - asmonijà
more / yet mo / doů
ago daunspeļ

Adverbs of place / Aiguså laera

here ìr
there aur
over there ave aur
everywhere olove
somewhere - tenterve
nowhere tenterne
at home - hons / honiscé
away - diez

Adverbs of mode of action / Aiguså cajléta

very - zu / rest
quite vomer
pretty detsol
in fact - viur zenčé
fast - jomb / jombrì
good - bern / bajn / konmeļì
tough - skverì
slowly - slaeļo / slao / slaì
carefully - imtouìteļo
hardly - prehte
barely - eli
mainly - teuprus / teupraut cajlétama
almost elvest
absolutely - azolutrì
together - mah / atveh
alone (by oneself) - moħé

Adverbs of frequency / Aiguså magneca

always - adea
often - magno
usually - velrì / zvekļo / zvekeļo
sometimes - asåm / tempama
seldom - sorfì
constantly - brusvet