FORMING ADVERBS IN ITALIAN

ADJECTIVE (GENERAL OR MASCULINE)ADJECTIVE (FEMININE SINGULAR)ADVERB

felicefelicefelicemente(happily)

lentolentalentamente(slowly)

stancostancastancamente(tiredly)

If an adjective ends in -ale, -ile, or -are, the adverb is formed with the root of the adjective plus the ending -mente.FORMING ADVERBS FROM ADJECTIVES THAT END IN -ALE, -ILE, OR -ARE

ADJECTIVE (GENERAL OR MASCULINE)ADJECTIVAL ROOTADVERB

esemplareesemplari-esemplarmente

gentilegentil-gentilmente

specialespecial-specialmente