Adverbs & adverb phrases

Advérbios e locuções adverbiais

 

Adverbs are single words or groups of words (adverb phrases) that modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.


 Features

  • Adverbs and adverb phrases express circumstances of time, place, manner, direction, frequency, intensity and doubt, among others;

 

  • They don't agree in gender and number with verbs, adjectives or adverbs;

 

  • Portuguese adverb phrases (locuções adverbiais) always begin with a preposition.

 
Common adverbs & adverb phrases
Portuguese adverb Basic meaning Example Translation
muito very

(it modifies adjectives and adverbs)

  

Janete é muito bonita.

 

 Janete is very beautiful.
very much / a lot

(it modifies verbs)

 Eu te amo muito.

Eu comi muito ontem.

 I love you very much.

I ate a lot yesterday.
tão so

(it modifies adjectives and adverbs)

  

Ele é tão esperto!

 

 He's so smart!
tanto so much

(it modifies verbs)

 Eu fala tanto de você! He talks so much about you!
demais too  

Está quente demais aqui dentro.

 

 It's too hot in here.
mais more  

Você poderia dirigir mais devagar?

 

 Could you drive more slowly?
menos less  

Marcelo está menos cansado que Pedro.

 

 Marcelo is less tired than Pedro.
talvez maybe, perhaps  

Talvez eu passe as férias em Angra dos Reis.

 

 Maybe I'll spend my vacation in Angra dos Reis.

 

 

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