Adverb Formation in Japanese grammar is an essential part of learning the language as it helps to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, providing more information about the action or state of being. Japanese adverbs can be divided into several categories, such as those derived from adjectives, those that stand alone, and those that come from nouns. In this exercise, we will focus on adverb formation from adjectives and standalone adverbs. It’s important to understand the rules for forming adverbs, as well as their placement in a sentence, to ensure a natural Japanese expression.
Exercise 1: Adverb Formation from Adjectives
1. 彼儳ćÆę¬ć*ćć£ćć*(slowly)čŖćæć¾ććć
2. ćć®ćć¶ćÆ*ććć*(very)ććććć§ćć
3. å½¼ćÆ*ćÆćć*(early)åÆć¾ććć
4. å¦ēćć”ćÆ*ćććć«*(quietly)話ćć¦ćć¾ććć
5. ē§ćÆå½¼ć«*ćććć©ćć*(on time)ę„ćććć«čØćć¾ććć
6. 彼儳ćÆ*ć”ćć£ćØ*(a little)ē·å¼µćć¦ćć¾ćć
7. å½¼ćÆ*ćć¾ć*(skillfully)ęēćć§ćć¾ćć
8. ćć®ć±ć¼ććÆ*ćć¾ć*(not very)ēććŖćć§ćć
9. å½¼ćÆ*ćććć*(a lot)åå¼·ććŖććØććć¾ććć
10. 彼儳ćÆ*ćć£ćØćć¾ć*(better)ęćććć§ćć
11. å½¼ć*ćć*(immediately)ę»ćć¾ćć
12. ē§ćÆ*ććå°ć*(a bit more)ęéćć»ććć§ćć
13. å½¼ćÆ*ććććć*(repeatedly)ćć®čØčćē·“ēæćć¾ććć
14. ććććÆ*ćć¾ć*(not much)ćć¬ććč¦ć¾ććć
15. å½¼ććÆ*ć»ććØćć«*(truly)ē“ ę“ććććć¼ć ć§ćć
2. ćć®ćć¶ćÆ*ććć*(very)ććććć§ćć
3. å½¼ćÆ*ćÆćć*(early)åÆć¾ććć
4. å¦ēćć”ćÆ*ćććć«*(quietly)話ćć¦ćć¾ććć
5. ē§ćÆå½¼ć«*ćććć©ćć*(on time)ę„ćććć«čØćć¾ććć
6. 彼儳ćÆ*ć”ćć£ćØ*(a little)ē·å¼µćć¦ćć¾ćć
7. å½¼ćÆ*ćć¾ć*(skillfully)ęēćć§ćć¾ćć
8. ćć®ć±ć¼ććÆ*ćć¾ć*(not very)ēććŖćć§ćć
9. å½¼ćÆ*ćććć*(a lot)åå¼·ććŖććØććć¾ććć
10. 彼儳ćÆ*ćć£ćØćć¾ć*(better)ęćććć§ćć
11. å½¼ć*ćć*(immediately)ę»ćć¾ćć
12. ē§ćÆ*ććå°ć*(a bit more)ęéćć»ććć§ćć
13. å½¼ćÆ*ććććć*(repeatedly)ćć®čØčćē·“ēæćć¾ććć
14. ććććÆ*ćć¾ć*(not much)ćć¬ććč¦ć¾ććć
15. å½¼ććÆ*ć»ććØćć«*(truly)ē“ ę“ććććć¼ć ć§ćć
Exercise 2: Standalone Adverbs
1. å½¼ćÆ*ćć”ćć*(of course)ćććē„ć£ć¦ćć¾ćć
2. 彼儳ćÆ*ććć*(today)ä»äŗćććć¾ćć
3. ē§ćÆ*ćć®ć*(yesterday)ę ē»ćč¦ć¾ććć
4. å½¼ććÆ*ććć¦ć*(usually)äøē·ć«åø°ćć¾ćć
5. *ćć¶ć*(probably)å½¼ćÆé ćć¾ćć
6. å½¼ćÆ*ćć¤ć*(always)ćć®ćć¹ć«ä¹ć£ć¦ćć¾ćć
7. *ććć*(tomorrow)天ę°ćććć§ććļ¼
8. å½¼ćÆ*ćććć*(recently)ććć¹ćå§ćć¾ććć
9. *ććććć*(rarely)å½¼ćÆå¤é£ććć¾ććć
10. 彼儳ćÆ*ćć¾ć«*(occasionally)ę„ę¬ć«č”ćć¾ćć
11. å½¼ćÆ*ćććć*(not at all)éåććć¾ććć
12. *ćć¤ćÆ*(actually)ē§ćÆćć®ę ē»ćč¦ć¦ćć¾ććć
13. *ćć*(often)å½¼ćÆć³ć³ććć«č”ćć¾ćć
14. å½¼ććÆ*ćć§ć«*(already)åø°å½ćć¾ććć
15. ęÆćÆ*ćć¾ć*(not very)ę„ę¬čŖć話ćć¾ććć
2. 彼儳ćÆ*ććć*(today)ä»äŗćććć¾ćć
3. ē§ćÆ*ćć®ć*(yesterday)ę ē»ćč¦ć¾ććć
4. å½¼ććÆ*ććć¦ć*(usually)äøē·ć«åø°ćć¾ćć
5. *ćć¶ć*(probably)å½¼ćÆé ćć¾ćć
6. å½¼ćÆ*ćć¤ć*(always)ćć®ćć¹ć«ä¹ć£ć¦ćć¾ćć
7. *ććć*(tomorrow)天ę°ćććć§ććļ¼
8. å½¼ćÆ*ćććć*(recently)ććć¹ćå§ćć¾ććć
9. *ććććć*(rarely)å½¼ćÆå¤é£ććć¾ććć
10. 彼儳ćÆ*ćć¾ć«*(occasionally)ę„ę¬ć«č”ćć¾ćć
11. å½¼ćÆ*ćććć*(not at all)éåććć¾ććć
12. *ćć¤ćÆ*(actually)ē§ćÆćć®ę ē»ćč¦ć¦ćć¾ććć
13. *ćć*(often)å½¼ćÆć³ć³ććć«č”ćć¾ćć
14. å½¼ććÆ*ćć§ć«*(already)åø°å½ćć¾ććć
15. ęÆćÆ*ćć¾ć*(not very)ę„ę¬čŖć話ćć¾ććć