French Adverbs
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use adverbs in the French language. You'll also learn some very common French adverbs.
Online flashcards are included at the end of the lesson to help you learn the French adverbs introduced in this lesson.
Grammar
Adverbs are words that are used to modify the meaning of verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Many adverbs in the French language are derived from adjectives by adding ment to the end of the feminine form of an adjective. If an adjective ends in i, the masculine form of the adjective is used. If the adjective ends in ant or ent then the nt is dropped and mment is added.
Not all adverbs are formed from adjectives, and some are formed from adjectives in an irregular way. Many of these adverbs are very common and it will be very useful to memorize them.
Adverbs are placed in sentences in a similar manner to English. Adverbs:
- come before the adverb or adjective they modify.
- follow the infinitive that they modify.
- usually directly follow the verb they modify. In a verb phrase, the adverb comes after the first verb.
French Adverbs
Adverbs of Place
| dehors | outside |
| ici | here |
| là | there |
| partout | everywhere |
| quelque part | somewhere |
Adverbs of Frequency
| jamais | ever |
| parfois | sometimes |
| rarement | rarely |
| souvent | often |
| toujours | always |
Adverbs of Time
| actuellement | currently |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| bientôt | soon |
| demain | tomorrow |
| hier | yesterday |
| immédiatement | immediately |
| longtemps | for a long time |
| maintenant | now |
| récemment | recently |
| tard | late |
| tôt | early |
Other Adverbs
| assez | quite, fairly |
| aussi | as |
| beaucoup | a lot |
| bien | well |
| déjà | already |
| enfin | finally |
| ensuite | next, then |
| heureusement | fortunately |
| lentement | slowly |
| mal | poorly |
| moins | less |
| peu | few, little |
| plus | more |
| poliment | politely |
| très | very |
| trop | too much |
| vite | quickly |
Flashcards
Here are some flashcards to help you learn the French adverbs included in this lesson.
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Conversations
Français
Cathy a besoin d'une nouvelle chemise. Sarah et elle entrent dans un magasin de vêtements.
Sarah: Ce T-shirt est très agréable.
Cathy: Oui, mais il est trop petit.
Sarah Que diriez-vous de cette blouse?
Cathy: Je n'aime pas la couleur.
Sarah: Ces chemises sont en vente et très bon marché.
Cathy: J'aime la chemise bleue et la chemise rouge.
Sarah: Je pense que je veux aussi acheter une de ces chemises.
Cathy: Quelle couleur préférez-vous?
Sarah: J'aime la chemise blanche.
Cathy: Allons les acheter.
English
Cathy needs a new shirt, so she and Sarah walk into a clothing store.
Sarah: This t-shirt is very nice.
Cathy: Yeah, but it's too small.
Sarah: How about this blouse?
Cathy: I don't like the colour.
Sarah: These shirts are on sale and they are very cheap.
Cathy: I like the blue shirt and the red shirt.
Sarah: I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
Cathy: Which color do you like?
Sarah: I like the white shirt.
Cathy: Let's go buy them.