What is an adverb?

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Definition:

A word that qualifies anything except a noun or pronoun or a word that qualifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Examples:

Slowly, unfortunately, always, very, enough, tomorrow, however

He ate the sandwich quickly.

اس نے جلدی سے سینڈوچ کو کھالیا۔

She looks really beautiful in that address.

واقعی وہ اس ڈریس میں بہت خوبصورت دکھائی دیتی ہے۔

You can park your car here.

تم اپنی گاڑی یہاں کھڑی کر سکتے ہو۔

Ali went to the beach yesterday.

علی کل ساحل پر گیا تھا۔

I sometimes drink coffee in the morning.

میں کبھی کبھار صبح میں کافی پیتا ہوں۔

She smiles happily.

وہ خوشی سے مسکراتا ہے۔

Types of Adverb

• Adverb of manner ( How)   کیسے
• Adverb of degree ( How much)    کتنا
• Adverb of place ( Where)  کہاں
• Adverb of time ( Time) وقت  
• Adverb of frequency (Frequency)  کتنی بار

How کیسے	How much کتنا	Where کہاں	When کب	How often کتنی بار
manner	degree	place	time	frequency
loudly	really	here	yesterday	always
quietly	very	there	today	usually
well	quite	somewhere	recently	often
angrily	extremely	nearby	already	sometimes
badly	absolutely	upstairs	still	never

Adverb of manner with Examples

Adverb of manner( How) کیسے

Definition:

We may be defined as An adverb of manner is an adverb that describes how and in what way the action of a verb is carried out. Adverb of manner tells us and answers the question How?

• They normally come after the verb or the direct object.

 

Fluent- fluently 

You speak English fluently.

آپ روانی سے ا نگلش  بولتے ہیں۔

Graceful-gracefully

Ali dances gracefully.

علی خوبصورتی سے رقص کرتا ہے۔

Quiet-quietly

He closed the door quietly.

اس نے خاموشی سے دروازہ بند کیا۔

Slow-slowly

Mom mixes the ingredients slowly.

ماں آہستہ آہستہ اجزا کو مکس کرتی ہے۔

Proper- properly

The employees here are working properly.

یہاں کے ملازمین اچھے  سے کام کررہے ہیں۔

Sad- sadly

She went home sadly.

وہ اداسی سے گھر چلی گئی۔

Clear- clearly

My English teacher speaks clearly.

میری انگریزی کی ٹیچر صاف صاف بولتی ہے۔

There are changes at times in spelling.

Gentle_ gently

I wash my clothes gently.

میں اپنےکپڑے آہستہ سے دھوتا ہوں۔

Noisy-noisily

The child played with his friend noisily.

بچہ اپنے دوست کے ساتھ شور مچاتے ہوئے کھیلا۔

Simple_ simply

They live simply.

وہ سادگی سے رہتے ہیں۔

Terrible_ terribly

Ali behaves terribly.

علی خوفناک سلوک کرتا ہے۔

List of adverbs of manner

Positive manner	Negative manner
Beautifully	Painfully
Bravely	Poorly
Gracefully	Roughly
Cheerfully	Rudely
Gladly	Selfishly
Easily	Tensely
Rapidly	Lazily
Well	Loudly

Adverb of degree with Examples

Adverb of degree( How much) کتنا

An adverb of degree denotes the quantity or degree.

For Example:

Very, much, little, more, most, less, lest, etc.

• Adverb of degree+ adjective
• Adverb of degree+ verb
• Adverb of degree+ adverb

 

Extremely

The water was extremely cold.

پانی بہت زیادہ ٹھنڈا تھا۔

Just

He was just leaving۔

وہ ابھی جا رہا تھا ۔

Almost

She has almost finished

وہ تقریباَ ختم ہو چکی ہے۔

Quite 

The hospital is quite far from here.

ہسپتال یہاں سے کافی دور ہے۔

Fully

He had fully recovered from his injuries.

وہ اپنے زخموں سے مکمل  صحت یاب ہو چکا تھا۔

 Very

My sister dances very gracefully.

میری بہن  بہت خوبصورتی سے رقص کرتی ہے۔

List of adverbs of degree

Barely	Highly
Deeply	How
Enough	Incredibly
Far	Badly
Fairly	Awfully
Indeed	Completely
Incredibly	Little
Just	Less
Least	Simply

Adverb of place with Examples

Adverb of place( Where) کہاں

Adverb of place is defined as the place of action & give and the answer to the question ‘Where’.

Nearby

They built a house nearby.

انہوں نے قریب میں ایک گھر بنایا۔

Outside

She took the child outside.

وہ بچے کو باہر لے گئی۔

Back

I am going back to school.

میں سکول واپس جا رہا ہوں۔

Here

Come here.

یہاں آؤ۔

There

Come there.

وہاں آؤ۔

Adverb of time ( When) وقت

This type of adverb of and adverb denotes the time and period and answer the question ‘When’

Later

I will call you later.

میں کل آپ کو بلاؤں  گا۔

Yesterday

I saw that movie yesterday.

میں کل وہ فلم دیکھی۔

Now

He will go home now.

وہ اب گھر جائے گا۔

Today

Ali give a test today.

آج علی ایک ٹسیٹ دے گا۔

Tomorrow

I will receive my order tomorrow.

میں کل اپنا آرڈر وصول کروں گا۔

Last week

I will meet you last week.

میں آپ کو پچھلے ہفتے ملوں گا۔

Adverb of frequency( How often) کتنی بار

This is one such type of adverb that tells us how frequently an action takes place and the answer’s  question  ‘How often’

Sometimes

Sometimes they come and stay with us.

کبھی بھار وہ ہمارے پاس آتے ہیں اور ٹھر جاتے ہیں۔

Seldom

Ali eat meat very seldom.

علی بہت کم گوشت کھاتا ہے۔

Always 

I always wake up at 6 o’clock.

میں ہمیشہ 6 بجے اٹھتا ہوں۔

Usually

I usually come home after work.

میں عموماَ کام کے بعد گھر آتا ہوں ۔

Normally 

I normally swim after the school.

میں عام طور پر سکول کے بعد تیراکی کرتا ہوں۔

Often

I often spend holidays with friends.

میں اکثر چھٹیاں دستوں کے ساتھ گزارتا ہوں۔

List of Adverbs of frequency

Yesterday	Daliy
Today	Later
Often	Soon
Tomorrow	Never
Tonight	Normally
Regularly	Then
Tonight	Weekly
Always	Sometimes
Next	Seldom

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