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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fùcí
"副词用来修饰动词或形容词。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
"In the sentence 'she walked quickly', the word 'quickly' is an adverb." - 2
The syntactic category comprising such words.
"The grammar lesson today focused on the placement of adverbs in complex sentences."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'adverbium', composed of 'ad-' (to, toward) and 'verbum' (word, verb), reflecting its historical function as a word added to a verb to modify its meaning. Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term expanded over time to encompass modifiers of adjectives and other adverbs as well.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adverb" is said worldwide
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adverbe
Transliteration: adverb
"Un adverbe modifie un verbe ou un adjectif."
Adverb
Transliteration: Adverb
"Ein Adverb beschreibt die Art und Weise einer Handlung."
avverbio
Transliteration: avverbio
"L'avverbio modifica il significato del verbo."
adverbio
Transliteration: adverbio
"El adverbio complementa al verbo."
advérbio
Transliteration: advérbio
"O advérbio modifica o verbo na frase."
क्रियाविशेषण
Transliteration: kriyavishesan
"क्रियाविशेषण शब्द क्रिया की विशेषता बताता है।"
副词
Transliteration: fùcí
"副词用来修饰动词或形容词。"
부사
Transliteration: busa
"부사는 동사를 수식하는 품사입니다."
副詞
Transliteration: fukushi
"日本語の副詞は動詞や形容詞を修飾します。"
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