Preface The adverb describes the verb. For example in the phrase ‘to run slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ answers the question of ‘how to run?’ and in the phrase ‘to draw quickly’, the adverb ‘quickly’ answers the question of ‘how to draw?’ In English adding the suffix “-ly” to an adjective forms an adverb: slow slowly, quick quickly.   The Stages of Forming the Adverb in Spanish In the first stage of conjugating the adverb, we add the suffix ‘-mente’ to the adjective (just like adding ‘-ly’ in English.) In the second stage, only if the adjective ends in the letter ‘O’ we replace the ‘O’ with an ‘A.’ For example, the adverb we will form is ‘slowly.’ Slow lento. The first stage: add the suffix ‘mente’ to the adjective  lentomente. Now, in the second stage, replace the letter ‘O’ with the letter ‘A’ lentamente.   Table of Adverbs   Adjective   Adverb Amable Polite Amablemente Politely Verdadero Truth Verdaderamente Truthfully Seguro Sure Seguramente Surely Fuerte Strong Fuertemente Strongly Débil Weak Débilmente Weakly Bueno good Buenamente well     Adjective   Adverb Rápido Fast Rápidamente Quickly Suave Gentle Suavemente Gently Triste Sad Tristemente Sadly Fácil Easy Fácilmente Easily Difícil Difficult Difícilmente Difficultly/Hardly Malo Bad Malamente Badly   1. You dance gently Tú bailas suavemente 2. You-all go rapidly Ustedes van rápidamente

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