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The Adverbs
Τα Επιρρήματα

Lesson 35 - Greek Grammar

  The adverbs (Τα Επιρρήματα) show us place, time, means or manner, confirmation, quantity, refusal or negation. The Adverbs modify the verbs.
They are divided into six kinds:
  Table 35.1 shows you most of the Adverbs.

Table 35.1
Adverb Name Adverbs
Χρονικά
Adverbs that Show Time
πότε? = when?
σήμερα = today
ποτέ = never
τώρα = now
αργά = late
αύριο = tomorrow
χτες = yesterday
ύστερα = after, then, later
πέρσι = last year
πάντοτε, πάντα = always
του χρόνου = next year
προχτές - the day before yesterday
Ποσοτικά -
Adverbs that Show Quantity
πόσο? = how much?
πόσα? = how many?
πολύ = much
αρκετά = enough
καθόλου = not at all
λίγο = little
πιο, περισσότερο = more
Βεβαιωτικά -
Adverbs that Show Confirmation
ναι = yes
μάλιστα = yes
βέβαια = of course
Τοπικά -
Adverbs that show a Place
πού? = where?
εδώ = here
εκεί = there
πάνω = up
κάτω = down
κάτω από = under
δεξιά = right
αριστερά = left
βόρεια = north
νότια = south
κοντά = near
μακριά = far
γύρω = around
έξω = out, outside
μέσα = in, inside
κάπου = somewhere
Τροπικά-
Adverbs that Show Means or Manner
πώς? = how?
έτσι = thus
σιγά, αργά = slowly
μαζί = together
ευτυχώς = fortunately
δυστυχώς = unfortunately
αλλιώς = differently
ακριβώς = exactly
Αρνητικά -
Adverbs that Show Refusal or Negation
όχι = no, not
δε, δεν = no, not
μη, μην = don't

   Besides the adverbs that I show you in table 35.1, we can make adverbs from the adjectives buy adding an -α- at the end. Example :
  From the adjective "όμορφος - όμορφη - όμορφο" which means "handsome, beautiful" we can make the Adverb of manner όμορφα meaning "beautifully" or from the the adjective "καλός - καλή - καλό" which means "good", we can make the Adverb "καλά" meaning "well".




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