Learning Greek
Adverbs
Adverbs can be formed from adjectives.
Those adjectives ending in –ος,
or in –ύς,
–ιά,
–ύ,
or in
–ης,
–α,
–ικο,
form adverbs ending –α.
For example:
αργός = slow
→
αργά = slowly
σωστός = correct
→
σωστά = correctly
βαρύς = heavy
→
βαριά = heavily
μακρύς = long
→
μακριά = far away
Adjectives ending –ης and
–ες
form adverbs ending –ως.
For example:
ακριβής =
exact
→
ακριβώς =
exactly
προφανής
= obvious
→
προφανώς
= obviously
There are exceptions:
άλλος = other
→
άλλο = any more, any longer, any further
λίγος = little
→
λίγο = a little, to a small extent
μόνος = alone
→
μόνο = only
πολύς = much, many
→
πολύ = very, much
εδώ
= here
εδώ
γύρω
= around here
εκεί
= there
οπουδήποτε
= wherever, anywhere
πουθενά
= nowhere
πάντα
= always
για
πάντα
= forever
κάποιες
φορές
= sometimes
ποτέ
= never
δεν
...
ποτέ
= never ...
όποτε
= whenever
όσο
= while, as much as, as long as
επιτέλους
= finally
ήδη
= already
ξανά
= again
πάλι
= again
ακόμα
= still
τότε
= then
τώρα
= now
πια
= any more, any longer, now
καθόλου
= any
επιπλέον
= extra, moreover, what's more, finally
πολύ
= very
πάρα
πολύ
= very much, stronger "very"
πάρα
πολλά
= too many
τα
πάντα
= everything
δωρεάν
= free of charge
έτσι
= like that, so
χωρίς
= without
μόνο
= only
μαζί
= together
επίσης
= also, too
ακριβώς
= exactly
περίπου
= approximately, around, about
σχεδόν
= almost
τελείως
= completely
προφανώς
= obviously, clearly, apparently
οπωσδήποτε
= definitely
ίσως
= maybe
τουλάχιστον
= at least
άλλο
= else
ούτε
= even
ούτε
...
ούτε
...
= neither ... nor ...
τόσο
= so very
τόσο
<adj>
όσο
= as <adjective> as
ο
ένας
τον
άλλον
= each other
Ναι,
για
όσο
θες.
= Yes, for as long as you want.
Έτσι
νομίζω.
= I think so.
Το
κάνω
έτσι
= I do it like that.
Μόνο
οι
γυναίκες
πίνουν
τσάι.
= Only the women drink tea.
Εντάξει
τότε
= All right then.
Τι
άλλο
έχεις;
= What else do you have?
Δε
θέλουμε
ούτε
το
ένα
ούτε
το
άλλο.
= We do not want either the one or the other.
Δεν
το
θέλω
καθόλου
= I do not want it at all.
Ίσως
να
σου
αρέσει.
= Maybe you like it.
Ακόμα
ελπίζετε;
= Do you still hope?
Αν
όχι,
τότε
τι;
= If not, then what?
Δε
θέλει
ούτε
να
τρώει.
= He doesn't even want to eat.
Τρώω
και
πίνω
όσο
θέλω.
= I eat and drink as much as I want.
Δε
θέλω
τίποτα
άλλο
από
εσένα.
= I don't want anything else from you.
Τουλάχιστον
έχουμε
ο
ένας
τον
άλλον.
= At least we have each other.
Γύρω
στις
δέκα;
= Around ten?
Adverbs are usually used to specify manner, place, time, or quantity. Those specifying time can indicate a point in time (now, then, early, late), a frequency (often, occasionally, rarely, usually), or other time concepts (again, always, all the time, never).
See also adverbs in space and time.
Adverbs 2
πραγματικά
= really, truly
μακριά
= far
συνήθως
= usually
αργά
= slowly
σιγά
= slowly
γρήγορα
= quickly
σύντομα
= briefly, quickly, soon
νωρίς
= early
καλά
= well
καλώς
= well
γενικά
= generally
ειδικά
= especially, specifically
πρώτα
= first, before
πιθανώς
= probably, possibly
φυσιολογικά
= normally, healthily
φυσικά
= naturally
σιγά
= quietly, gently
τέλεια
= finally
εύκολα
= easily
συνεχώς,
συνέχεια
= continuously, constantly, all the time
χαμηλά
= lowly
ψηλά
= highly
απλώς,
απλά
= simply
αρκετά
= enough, considerably, quite a lot
δυνατά
= powerfully
σωστά
= properly, correctly
κάπου,
κάποτε
= kindly
βέβαια,
βεβαίως
= certainly, sure, of course, definitely
δημιουργικά
= creatively
καθαρά
= cleanly, plainly, clearly
ειλικρινά
= sincerely, honestly, genuinely
προσωπικά
= personally
άσχημα
= badly, ugly
ιδιαίτερα
= specially
ελεύθερα
= freely
ευχάριστα,
ευχαρίστως
= gladly, pleasantly
αμέσωσ,
άμεσα
= at once, immediately
τελικά
= finally
εντελώς
= completely
λανθασμένα
= incorrectly, wrongly
υπερβολικά
= excessively, too much