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To form an adverb in Italian, you typically add the suffix **-mente** to an adjective (similar to "-ly" in English). For adjectives ending in **-le** and **-re**, you must drop the final **-e** before adding the suffix.

| Adjective | Stem | Adverb |
| --- | --- | --- |
| normale (normal) | normal- | normalmente (normally) |
| speciale (special) | special- | specialmente (especially) |
| incredibile (incredible) | incredibil- | incredibilmente (incredibly) |

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### Amplifying and Evaluating

You can use adverbs like **incredibilmente** (incredibly) and **terribilmente** (terribly) to evaluate a performance or to amplify another description.

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### Framing Your Perspective

These adverbs are also highly useful at the beginning of a statement for framing your perspective, setting expectations, or stating an official stance.

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Adverbs from -le and -re adjectives (-mente)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
normally	normalmente
Normally, we work well together.	Normalmente, lavoriamo bene insieme.
Normally, one evaluates the result.	Normalmente, si valuta il risultato.
especially	specialmente
The actor performed well, especially at the theater.	L'attore ha recitato bene, specialmente a teatro.
It is especially today that one evaluates the project.	È specialmente oggi che si valuta il progetto.
terribly	terribilmente
I am not going, as I am terribly tired.	Non vado, che sono terribilmente stanco.
naturally / of course	naturalmente
Of course, the candidate presented the project well.	Naturalmente, il candidato ha presentato bene il progetto.
possibly	possibilmente
We want the result quickly, possibly tomorrow.	Vogliamo il risultato velocemente, possibilmente domani.
We try to finish the task, possibly in time.	Cerchiamo di finire il compito, possibilmente in tempo.
incredibly	incredibilmente
The new colleague works incredibly well.	Il nuovo collega lavora incredibilmente bene.
It is here that he works incredibly well.	È qui che lavora incredibilmente bene.
mostly / more	maggiormente
He works mostly in the morning.	Lavora maggiormente la mattina.
The neighborhood is mostly touristy.	Il quartiere è maggiormente turistico.
essentially	essenzialmente
One is essentially satisfied with the work.	Si è essenzialmente soddisfatti del lavoro.
The problem is essentially economic.	Il problema è essenzialmente economico.
Today I played terribly badly.	Oggi ho giocato terribilmente male.
It is especially on Monday that he is terribly busy.	È specialmente il lunedì che è terribilmente occupato.
officially	ufficialmente
The project officially begins tomorrow.	Il progetto inizia ufficialmente domani.
One officially communicates the results.	Si comunicano ufficialmente i risultati.
personally	personalmente
Personally, I consider the candidate suitable.	Personalmente, ritengo il candidato adatto.
Meet the candidate personally, as he is very capable.	Incontra il candidato personalmente, che è molto capace.
Naturally, I learn easily.	Naturalmente, imparo facilmente.