Adverbs

Gothic forms its adverbs by adding the suffix -eve to the adjective it is derived from.

hardeve : hardly (from hard : hard)

sch�neve : in a beautiful way (from sch�n : beautiful)

micheleve : greatly (from michel : big; great)

ich spile gutiskeve : I speak gothic (lit gothicly)

Comparatives and superlatives are formed the same way as for adjectives.

si spile� gutiskeve mes sch�neve �� ich : she speaks Gothic in a more beautiful way than I do

There is, however, a number of exceptions :

irregular comparatives and superlatives may be used as adverbs

mest : mostly, very

mes : more

A number of very common adjectives may be used as adverbs without adding the suffix -eve, especially in writing.

gu� : good

uvil : bad, badly

 

A number of adverb have no apparent link with any adjective

frames : forwards

sware : vainly

simle : once

galiche : the same way

endsch�che : openly

nu : now

n� : yet, still

uft : often

ju : already

�an : then

sun : soon

morgene : tomorrow

hemdache : today

fsjechde : always

njew : never

 

 

Place adverbs

Gothic has a far more complex place adverb system than English,. In that matter it one of the most conservative Germanic tongues in the world

	wer (where)	we�re (where from)	we� (whither)
here	her	�a�re	he�
there	�er	�a�re	�a�e�
yonder	ener	en�re	ene�
elsewhere	aljer	alje�re	alje�
before	f�r	f�r�re	f�re�
inside	inne	in�re	ine�
outside	ute	ute�re	ute�
up	jupe	jupe�re	jupe�
down	tale�	talesre	tale�
close	newe
far	fere	fere�re	fere�
behind	afte	afte�re	afte�