Portuguese Grammar Guide

Adverbs (e.g.: muito, rapidamente, quando, lentamente)

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Questions

Questions about Adverbs

Q: Why is it Esse carro é extremamente lento and NOT extremomente?
Adverbs formed with -mente are built from the feminine form of the adjective:

  • extremo → extrema → extremamente

👉 Adverbs are invariable:

  • they do not agree in gender or number


Q: Why is it Na verdade não quero ir lá and NOT Atualmente não quero ir lá to say “actually I don’t want to go there”?
The adverb atualmente is a false friend:

  • atualmente = “currently / presently”

  • not “actually”

👉 To say “actually”, use:

  • na verdade

  • realmente


🔑 Key points

  • -mente → formed from feminine adjective

  • Adverbs = no agreement

  • atualmente ≠ “actually”

  • Use na verdade / realmente for correction or emphasis

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