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English mostly adds -ly; French mostly adds ",[51,56,57],{},"-ment",". The trick is that French builds it off the ",[51,60,61],{},"feminine"," form of the adjective, not the masculine.",[64,65,67],"h2",{"id":66},"the-core-rule-feminine-adjective-ment","The core rule: feminine adjective + -ment",[47,69,70,71,73,74,76],{},"Take the ",[51,72,61],{}," form of the adjective, then add ",[51,75,57],{},".",[78,79,80,99],"table",{},[81,82,83],"thead",{},[84,85,86,90,93,96],"tr",{},[87,88,89],"th",{},"Adjective (masc)",[87,91,92],{},"Feminine",[87,94,95],{},"Adverb",[87,97,98],{},"English",[100,101,102,117,131,145,159,173],"tbody",{},[84,103,104,108,111,114],{},[105,106,107],"td",{},"lent",[105,109,110],{},"lente",[105,112,113],{},"lentement",[105,115,116],{},"slowly",[84,118,119,122,125,128],{},[105,120,121],{},"heureux",[105,123,124],{},"heureuse",[105,126,127],{},"heureusement",[105,129,130],{},"happily, luckily",[84,132,133,136,139,142],{},[105,134,135],{},"doux",[105,137,138],{},"douce",[105,140,141],{},"doucement",[105,143,144],{},"gently",[84,146,147,150,153,156],{},[105,148,149],{},"franc",[105,151,152],{},"franche",[105,154,155],{},"franchement",[105,157,158],{},"frankly",[84,160,161,164,167,170],{},[105,162,163],{},"premier",[105,165,166],{},"premiere",[105,168,169],{},"premierement",[105,171,172],{},"firstly",[84,174,175,178,181,184],{},[105,176,177],{},"naturel",[105,179,180],{},"naturelle",[105,182,183],{},"naturellement",[105,185,186],{},"naturally",[188,189,190,197,203],"ul",{},[191,192,193,196],"li",{},[51,194,195],{},"lent -> lente -> lentement"," (slowly)",[191,198,199,202],{},[51,200,201],{},"heureux -> heureuse -> heureusement"," (happily \u002F luckily)",[191,204,205,208],{},[51,206,207],{},"doux -> douce -> doucement"," (gently)",[47,210,211,212,214,215,217,218,220,221,76],{},"Going via the feminine is what exposes the consonant that ",[51,213,57],{}," latches onto. That's why ",[51,216,113],{}," has the feminine -te and ",[51,219,141],{}," has the feminine -ce. If you build it off the masculine you get the wrong form. The feminine endings themselves are on the ",[222,223,225],"a",{"href":224},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar\u002Fadjective-agreement","adjective agreement page",[64,227,229],{"id":228},"adjectives-ending-in-a-vowel-use-the-masculine","Adjectives ending in a vowel: use the masculine",[47,231,232,233,236,237,239],{},"If the ",[51,234,235],{},"masculine"," adjective already ends in a vowel, attach ",[51,238,57],{}," straight to that masculine form. No feminine -e in between.",[188,241,242,248,254,260,266],{},[191,243,244,247],{},[51,245,246],{},"vrai -> vraiment"," (truly)",[191,249,250,253],{},[51,251,252],{},"poli -> poliment"," (politely)",[191,255,256,259],{},[51,257,258],{},"absolu -> absolument"," (absolutely)",[191,261,262,265],{},[51,263,264],{},"joli -> joliment"," (prettily)",[191,267,268,271],{},[51,269,270],{},"passionne -> passionnement"," (passionately)",[47,273,274,275,278],{},"So it's ",[51,276,277],{},"vraiment",", not \"vraiement\". The vowel-ending masculine is already pronounceable, so French doesn't bother routing through the feminine.",[64,280,282],{"id":281},"the-ant-ent-adjectives-amment-emment","The -ant \u002F -ent adjectives: -amment \u002F -emment",[47,284,285,286,289,290,293,294,289,297,76],{},"Adjectives ending in ",[51,287,288],{},"-ant"," drop it for ",[51,291,292],{},"-amment","; adjectives ending in ",[51,295,296],{},"-ent",[51,298,299],{},"-emment",[78,301,302,313],{},[81,303,304],{},[84,305,306,309,311],{},[87,307,308],{},"Adjective",[87,310,95],{},[87,312,98],{},[100,314,315,326,337,348,359,370],{},[84,316,317,320,323],{},[105,318,319],{},"constant",[105,321,322],{},"constamment",[105,324,325],{},"constantly",[84,327,328,331,334],{},[105,329,330],{},"courant",[105,332,333],{},"couramment",[105,335,336],{},"fluently",[84,338,339,342,345],{},[105,340,341],{},"evident",[105,343,344],{},"evidemment",[105,346,347],{},"obviously",[84,349,350,353,356],{},[105,351,352],{},"recent",[105,354,355],{},"recemment",[105,357,358],{},"recently",[84,360,361,364,367],{},[105,362,363],{},"frequent",[105,365,366],{},"frequemment",[105,368,369],{},"frequently",[84,371,372,375,378],{},[105,373,374],{},"patient",[105,376,377],{},"patiemment",[105,379,380],{},"patiently",[188,382,383,389,395],{},[191,384,385,388],{},[51,386,387],{},"constant -> constamment"," (constantly)",[191,390,391,394],{},[51,392,393],{},"evident -> evidemment"," (obviously)",[191,396,397,400],{},[51,398,399],{},"recent -> recemment"," (recently)",[47,402,403,404,406,407,409,410,413,414,406,416,418,419,421,422,424],{},"Pronunciation note: ",[51,405,292],{}," and ",[51,408,299],{}," sound ",[51,411,412],{},"identical"," - both are pronounced \"a-ment\". So ",[51,415,322],{},[51,417,344],{}," rhyme exactly, even though one is spelled with -a- and the other with -e-. The spelling follows the adjective ending; the sound doesn't distinguish them. (The common exception is ",[51,420,113],{},", which comes from ",[51,423,107],{}," but keeps the regular feminine-plus-ment route because lent's feminine is lente, not an -ent adverb form.)",[64,426,428],{"id":427},"the-ones-that-take-an-accent","The ones that take an accent",[47,430,431,432,435,436,438,439,76],{},"A small set adds an acute accent (an ",[51,433,434],{},"e accent aigu",") before ",[51,437,57],{},", turning the linking vowel into ",[51,440,441],{},"-ement",[188,443,444,450,456,462,468],{},[191,445,446,449],{},[51,447,448],{},"precis -> precisement"," (precisely)",[191,451,452,455],{},[51,453,454],{},"enorme -> enormement"," (enormously)",[191,457,458,461],{},[51,459,460],{},"profond -> profondement"," (deeply)",[191,463,464,467],{},[51,465,466],{},"commun -> communement"," (commonly)",[191,469,470,473],{},[51,471,472],{},"aveugle -> aveuglement"," (blindly)",[47,475,476],{},"These have to be learned as they come, but the accented -ement ending is the shared signal.",[64,478,480],{"id":479},"the-big-irregulars-bien-mal-vite","The big irregulars: bien, mal, vite",[47,482,483,484,486],{},"Three of the most common manner adverbs don't use ",[51,485,57],{}," at all. They're suppletive - a different word entirely.",[78,488,489,499],{},[81,490,491],{},[84,492,493,495,497],{},[87,494,308],{},[87,496,95],{},[87,498,98],{},[100,500,501,512,523],{},[84,502,503,506,509],{},[105,504,505],{},"bon (good)",[105,507,508],{},"bien",[105,510,511],{},"well",[84,513,514,517,520],{},[105,515,516],{},"mauvais (bad)",[105,518,519],{},"mal",[105,521,522],{},"badly",[84,524,525,528,531],{},[105,526,527],{},"(rapide)",[105,529,530],{},"vite",[105,532,533],{},"quickly, fast",[188,535,536,542,548],{},[191,537,538,541],{},[51,539,540],{},"bon -> bien"," (good -> well) - this mirrors English exactly: good becomes well, bon becomes bien.",[191,543,544,547],{},[51,545,546],{},"mauvais -> mal"," (bad -> badly).",[191,549,550,552,553,556,557,559],{},[51,551,530],{}," (quickly, fast) is just its own word with no -ment form. ",[51,554,555],{},"rapidement"," exists as a regular alternative, but ",[51,558,530],{}," is the everyday one.",[47,561,562,563,566,567,566,570,573,574,76],{},"These three turn up in nearly every conversation (",[51,564,565],{},"je vais bien",", ",[51,568,569],{},"il chante mal",[51,571,572],{},"viens vite","), so learn them as fixed items rather than deriving them. The bon \u002F bien split is the same one behind the meilleur \u002F mieux pair on the ",[222,575,577],{"href":576},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar\u002Fcomparatives","comparatives page",[64,579,581],{"id":580},"position-of-the-adverb","Position of the adverb",[47,583,584,585,588,589,592],{},"Keep it simple. In a ",[51,586,587],{},"simple tense",", the adverb of manner goes ",[51,590,591],{},"after"," the conjugated verb:",[188,594,595,601],{},[191,596,597,600],{},[51,598,599],{},"Il parle lentement."," (He speaks slowly.)",[191,602,603,606],{},[51,604,605],{},"Elle travaille bien."," (She works well.)",[47,608,609,610,613,614,617,618,621],{},"In a ",[51,611,612],{},"compound tense"," (passe compose and friends), short common adverbs go ",[51,615,616],{},"between the auxiliary and the past participle",", while longer ones tend to come ",[51,619,620],{},"after the past participle",":",[188,623,624,630,636,642],{},[191,625,626,629],{},[51,627,628],{},"Il a bien mange."," (He ate well.) - short adverb, before the participle.",[191,631,632,635],{},[51,633,634],{},"Elle a vite compris."," (She understood quickly.) - short adverb, before the participle.",[191,637,638,641],{},[51,639,640],{},"Il a repondu poliment."," (He answered politely.) - longer -ment adverb, after the participle.",[191,643,644,647],{},[51,645,646],{},"Elle a parle franchement."," (She spoke frankly.) - longer -ment adverb, after the participle.",[47,649,650],{},"The rough rule: the shorter and more common the adverb (bien, mal, vite, deja, trop), the more likely it slips inside; the longer -ment adverbs sit after the participle.",[64,652,654],{"id":653},"worked-examples","Worked examples",[188,656,657,663,669,675,681,687,693],{},[191,658,659,662],{},[51,660,661],{},"Elle conduit prudemment."," (She drives carefully.)",[191,664,665,668],{},[51,666,667],{},"Heureusement, il n'a pas plu."," (Luckily, it didn't rain.)",[191,670,671,674],{},[51,672,673],{},"Parle plus doucement, s'il te plait."," (Speak more gently, please.)",[191,676,677,680],{},[51,678,679],{},"Il parle couramment l'espagnol."," (He speaks Spanish fluently.)",[191,682,683,686],{},[51,684,685],{},"Evidemment, elle avait raison."," (Obviously, she was right.)",[191,688,689,692],{},[51,690,691],{},"Je me sens vraiment mieux aujourd'hui."," (I really feel better today.)",[191,694,695,698],{},[51,696,697],{},"Ils ont vite trouve la solution."," (They quickly found the solution.)",[64,700,702],{"id":701},"common-mistakes-english-speakers-make","Common mistakes English speakers make",[47,704,705,706,709,710,713,714,406,716,718,719,722,723,725,726,728,729,731,732,735,736,738,739,741],{},"Building the adverb off the masculine when the adjective ends in a consonant: ",[51,707,708],{},"lentment"," or ",[51,711,712],{},"doucment"," are wrong, it's ",[51,715,113],{},[51,717,141],{}," from the feminine. Conversely, inserting a feminine -e when the masculine ends in a vowel: ",[51,720,721],{},"vraiement"," is wrong, it's ",[51,724,277],{},". Spelling the -amment \u002F -emment adverbs by ear - they sound the same, so you have to check the adjective ending (evident gives ",[51,727,344],{}," with -e-, constant gives ",[51,730,322],{}," with -a-). And reaching for a -ment form where French has a suppletive: ",[51,733,734],{},"bonnement"," is not the everyday word for \"well\" - that's ",[51,737,508],{},"; \"badly\" is ",[51,740,519],{},", not \"mauvaisement\".",[64,743,745],{"id":744},"see-also","See also",[188,747,748,754,759],{},[191,749,750,751,753],{},"The ",[222,752,225],{"href":224}," covers the feminine forms the -ment rule is built on.",[191,755,750,756,758],{},[222,757,577],{"href":576}," covers the bon \u002F bien split that gives the irregular adverb bien.",[191,760,750,761,765],{},[222,762,764],{"href":763},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar","French grammar cheatsheet"," covers the wider A1-B2 grammar map.",{"title":767,"searchDepth":768,"depth":768,"links":769},"",2,[770,771,772,773,774,775,776,777,778],{"id":66,"depth":768,"text":67},{"id":228,"depth":768,"text":229},{"id":281,"depth":768,"text":282},{"id":427,"depth":768,"text":428},{"id":479,"depth":768,"text":480},{"id":580,"depth":768,"text":581},{"id":653,"depth":768,"text":654},{"id":701,"depth":768,"text":702},{"id":744,"depth":768,"text":745},"B1-B2","How to form French adverbs of manner with -ment: take the feminine adjective and add -ment (lentement, heureusement, doucement), the vowel shortcut (vraiment, absolument), the -amment \u002F -emment pattern (constamment, evidemment), and the suppletive irregulars bien, mal, vite.","md",[783,786,789],{"q":784,"a":785},"How do you form an adverb of manner in French?","Start from the feminine form of the adjective and add -ment. Lent (slow) gives the feminine lente, then lentement (slowly). Heureux gives heureuse, then heureusement (happily, luckily). Doux gives douce, then doucement (gently). Going via the feminine is the key step - it's why so many adverbs carry the feminine consonant before -ment. There are a few exceptions: adjectives already ending in a vowel use the masculine (vrai gives vraiment), and the -ant \u002F -ent adjectives follow a separate -amment \u002F -emment pattern.",{"q":787,"a":788},"Why is it 'vraiment' and not 'vraiement'?","Because adjectives that end in a vowel in the masculine attach -ment directly to that masculine form, with no feminine -e in between. Vrai (true) ends in a vowel, so it's vrai + ment = vraiment (truly), not vraie + ment. The same goes for poli giving poliment (politely), absolu giving absolument (absolutely), and joli giving joliment (prettily). The feminine-form rule only kicks in when the masculine ends in a consonant, where you need the feminine to expose the sound that -ment attaches to.",{"q":790,"a":791},"What are the irregular French adverbs that don't use -ment?","The three big everyday ones are suppletive - they come from a different root entirely. Bien (well) is the adverb of bon (good), mirroring English good versus well exactly. Mal (badly) is the adverb of mauvais (bad). Vite (quickly, fast) is just its own word with no -ment form at all - rapidement exists as a -ment alternative, but vite is the common one. These three turn up constantly, so they're worth learning as fixed items rather than trying to derive them.","higher","Most French adverbs of manner are built from adjectives, the way English adds -ly. The default rule is tidy: take the feminine form of the adjective and add -ment, so lent becomes lente becomes lentement (slowly). A few branches come off that rule - adjectives ending in a vowel use the masculine (vraiment), the -ant \u002F -ent adjectives become -amment \u002F -emment (constamment, evidemment), and a handful add an accent (precisement, enormement). Then there are the everyday suppletive forms that ignore -ment entirely: bien, mal, vite. 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