Adverbs

Some Spanish adverbs are formed by adding – mente to the feminine form of the
adjective. Spanish –mente corresponds to the English adverbial suffix –ly. Here’s
how you form adverbs:
1) Take the masculine form of the adjective
histórico (historical)
2) Make it feminine
histórica
3) Add - mente
históricamente (historically)

1)Masculine English 2)Feminine 3)Adverb English

Adjective meaning adjective meaning
histórico historical histórica históricamente historically
intenso intense intensa intensamente intensely
lento slow lenta lentamente slowly
loco crazy loca locamente crazily
profundo deep profunda profundamente deeply
serio serious seria seriamente seriously

With adjectives that do not have a feminine form (end in an –e or a consonant),

simply add -mente to the singular form.

Adjective English Adverb English

meaning meaning
amable kind amablemente kindly
fácil easy fácilmente easily
feliz happy felizmente happily
inteligente intelligent inteligentement intelligently
e
When two triste sad tristemente sadly or more
adverbs that end in –mente are used in a series, the ending
–mente is used only with the last of the series.

Ex. Elena escribe rápida y perfectamente. (Elena writes quickly and

perfectly.
Here are some other Spanish adverbs that you just need to know… they do not have “mente”
forms.

En español… En inglés… En español… En inglés…

aprisa quickly más more
a tiempo on time mejor better
a veces sometimes menos less
ayer yesterday mucho a lot, much
bastante enough muy very
bien well (good) nunca never
casi almost peor worse
demasiado too much poco a little, bit
despacio slowly siempre always
después after tarde late, later, afternoon
entonces so, then temprano early
igualmente equally todavía (no) still
luego then, next ya already
mal badly, poorly