Bare Adjectives as Adverbs
In English, we usually add "-ly" to an adjective to turn it into an adverb (like "nimble" to "nimbly"). In Farsi, you often don't need to change the word at all. You can use the exact same "bare" adjective to modify a verb directly.
| The striker runs nimbly. | مهاجم چابک میدود.mohâjem châbok midavad. |
| The defender plays hard. | مدافع محکم بازی میکند.modâfe' mohkam bâzi mikonad. |
Placement
These adverbs of manner typically sit directly before the verb, or right before the verbal part of a compound verb. This rule stays consistent across all tenses.
| The defender is playing flawlessly. | مدافع دارد بینقص بازی میکند.modâfe' dârad bi-naqs bâzi mikonad. |
| The striker had jumped powerfully. | مهاجم قدرتمند پریده بود.mohâjem qodratmand paride bud |
Comparative Adverbs
Because these adverbs are fundamentally adjectives, you can compare actions using the standard comparative suffix تر (meaning "-er" or "more"), followed by از (than).
| This team played more flawlessly than that team. | این تیم بینقصتر از آن تیم بازی کرد.in tim bi-naqs-tar az ân tim bâzi kard. |
Combining Adverbs
You can easily link multiple adverbs with و (and) to make your descriptions more dynamic.
| The attacker played amazingly and spectacularly. | مهاجم شگفتانگیز و تماشایی بازی کرد.mohâjem shegeft-angiz o tamâshâyi bâzi kard. |
| The team attacked extraordinarily and won amazingly. | تیم فوقالعاده حمله کرد و شگفتانگیز پیروز شد.tim foqol-âde hamle kard o shegeft-angiz pirooz shod. |
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