Italian All-in-One For Dummies (114 page)

molto
(
very; much
)

parecchio
(
a lot
)

poco
(
little
)

quanto
(
how; how much
)

sicuro
(
sure
)

solo
(
alone; only
)

tanto
(
so; so much
)

troppo
(
too
)

veloce
(
fast
)

vicino
(
near
)

Derived adverbs

You form most derived adverbs by taking the singular form of an adjective and adding
-mente
(the equivalent of
-ly
in English) to it. Here are the basic rules for forming these adverbs, followed by some examples:

If the adjective ends in
-o,
you add
-mente
to the feminine singular form of the adjective. For example,
curioso
(
curious
)
→
curiosamente
(
curiously
).

If the adjective ends in
-e,
you add
-mente
to that adjective. For example,
dolce
(
sweet
)
→
dolcemente
(
sweetly
).