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DEFINITION:
Adverbs modify a verb, a noun, an adjective, another adverb or an entire sentence. In Russian language adverbs are usually placed before the verb they modify.
Two major divisions are between:
Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner are the most common and are used in a wide variety of situations.
| English |
Russian |
Pronunciation |
| carefully |
осторожно |
ostorozhno |
| correctly |
правильно |
pravilʹno |
| eagerly |
горячо |
goryacho |
| easily |
легко |
legko |
| fast |
быстро |
bystro |
| loudly |
громко |
gromko |
| patiently |
терпеливо |
terpelivo |
| quickly |
быстро |
bystro |
| quietly |
спокойно
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spokoĭno |
| well |
хорошо |
horosho |
Examples:
- Peter's car is very fast.
- Автомобиль Петра очень быстро.
- Avtomobilʹ Petra ochenʹ bystro.
- Maria and Ramiro were listening to music carefully
- Мария и Рамиро слушали музыку внимательно
- Mariya i Ramiro slushali muzyku vnimatel'no
Adverbs of frequency
Describe how often something happens.
| English |
Russian |
Pronunciation |
| always |
всегда |
vsegda |
| every |
каждый |
kazhdyi |
| never |
никогда |
nikogda |
| often |
часто |
chasto |
| rarely |
редко |
redko |
| seldom |
редко |
redko |
| sometimes |
иногда |
inogda |
| usually |
обычно |
obychno |
Examples:
- How often does she go to the gym?
- часто ли она пойти в спортзал?
- Chasto li ona poiti v sportzal?
- I will never forget it
- Я никогда этого не забуду.
- YA nikogda etogo ne zabudu!
Adverbs of time
Adverbs of time, indicate the period that lasts an action or when this action is performed with respect to time.
| English |
Russian |
Pronunciation |
| after |
после |
posle |
| already |
уже |
uzhe |
| during |
во время |
vo vremya |
| finally |
в конце концов |
v kontse kontsov |
| just |
просто |
prosto |
| last |
последний |
posledniĭ |
| next |
следующий |
sleduyushchiĭ |
| now |
сейчас |
syeĭchas |
| recently |
в последнее время |
v poslednyee vremya |
| soon |
скоро |
skoro |
| then |
затем |
zatem |
| tomorrow |
завтра |
zavtra |
| when |
когда |
kogda |
| while |
в то время как |
v to vremya kak |
| yesterday |
вчера |
vchera |
Examples:
- I will marry with Mariella tomorrow.
- Я буду вступать в брак с Mariella завтра.
- YA budu vstupat' v brak s Mariella zavtra..
- I will eat after Juana.
- Я буду есть после Хуана.
- YA budu yest' posle Huana.
Adverbs of place
Adverbs of place show where action is performed.
| English |
Russian |
Pronunciation |
| abroad |
за границу |
za granitsu |
| anywhere |
где угодно |
gde ugodno |
| downstairs |
вниз |
vniz |
| here |
здесь |
zdesʹ |
| home |
домой |
domoĭ |
| in |
в |
v |
| nowhere |
нигде |
nigde |
| out |
из |
iz |
| outside |
за пределами |
za predelami |
| somewhere |
где-то |
gde-to |
| there |
там |
tam |
| underground |
под землей |
pod zemlyeĭ |
| upstairs |
наверх |
naverh |
Examples:
- She wants to study abroad.
- Она хочет учиться за границей.
- Ona hochet uchitsya za granitsyeĭ.
- Here we go!
- здесь мы идем!
- zdesʹ my idem !
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