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Le jongleur lance les balles aussi adroitement que le clown.

Le jongleur lance les balles aussi adroitement que le clown.
The juggler throws the balls as skillfully as the clown.
From Lesson 120:Comparative adverbs (plus... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Le jongleur lance les balles aussi adroitement que le clown.

How does the "as... as" comparison work in this sentence?
To say someone does an action "as [adverb] as" someone else, French uses the structure aussi + adverb + que. In this sentence, that gives us aussi (as) + adroitement (skillfully) + que (as).
How is the adverb adroitement (skillfully) formed?
Like many French adverbs, it is built from an adjective. You take the feminine form of the adjective adroit (skillful), which is adroite, and add the ending -ment to get adroitement.
Does the adverb adroitement need to agree with the juggler?
No. Unlike adjectives, which change to match the gender and number of a noun, adverbs never change their spelling. Adroitement stays exactly the same no matter who is doing the throwing.
Why does the sentence use les balles for "the balls" instead of les ballons?
In French, une balle is a small ball you can easily hold in one hand, like a juggling ball, a golf ball, or a tennis ball. Un ballon is a larger ball, like a soccer ball or a basketball.

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