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Il fait très rapidement ce mouvement.

Il fait très rapidement ce mouvement.
He does this movement very quickly.
From Lesson 95:Adverbs of manner (-ment)·French

Questions & Answers about Il fait très rapidement ce mouvement.

How is the adverb rapidement formed?
Adverbs of manner are usually formed by adding -ment to the feminine form of an adjective. The adjective for "fast" is rapide. Since it already ends in an -e, the masculine and feminine forms are exactly the same. We just add -ment to the end to get rapidement (quickly).
Why does très rapidement come before ce mouvement?
In French, short adverbs and adverb phrases that describe a verb usually go right after the conjugated verb. While in English you might put the adverb at the very end of the sentence ("He does this movement very quickly"), French keeps the adverb (très rapidement) right next to the verb it modifies (fait).
Why do we use ce before mouvement?
ce is a demonstrative adjective meaning "this" or "that". Because mouvement is a masculine singular noun, we use ce to point out "this movement". If the noun were feminine, we would use cette.
Could I use vite instead of rapidement here?
Yes! Both mean "quickly" or "fast" and are perfectly natural here. rapidement is the regular adverb formed from the adjective rapide, while vite is an irregular adverb that you simply have to memorize.

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