Neo-Quenya/Adverbs
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The As in all languages Quenya has 2 types of adverbs:
- basic adverbs
- adverbs derived from adjectives
The basic adverbs are separate words that aren't derived from another word, e.g.
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- sí "now"
- aqua "full, completely"
There are consequently no rules on how to form them.
To make an adjective into an adverb, we use following rules:
- an adjective on -a gets the ending -vë
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- anda "long" → andavë "longly"
- tulca "firm" → tulcavë "firmly"
- saila "wise" → sailavë "wisely"
- in an adjective on -ë this letter is replaced by -ivë:
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- morë "black" → morivë "blackly"
- nindë "thin" → nindivë "thinly"
- mussë "soft" → mussivë "softly"
- the ending -vë descends from the ancient word be "as". Knowing this, -n + -be = -mbë:
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- firin "dead" → firimbë "deadly"
- teren "slender" → terembë "slenderly"
The following adjective has an irregular adverb:
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- mára "good" → vandë "well"
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